oil heater

noun

A portable electric heater that uses oil as a heat conductor to provide consistent warmth, or a larger heating system that burns fuel oil for central heating.

Similar
oilstovekerosene heaterkerosine heater
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounoil heater (plural oil heaters)

plural oil heaters

  1. A portable electric heater that uses oil as a heat conductor to provide consistent warmth, or a larger heating system that burns fuel oil for central heating.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounheater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking

Similar
oilstovekerosene heaterkerosine heater
Broader
heaterwarmer
Also see
oilstove

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

oil heater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20heater

MLA

“oil heater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20heater. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil heater,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20heater.

Source: oil heater on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.