recuperator noun. [rɪ'ku:pǝreɪtǝ] E18.
[Latin, formed as RECUPERATE: see -OR.]
1. Roman Law. A member of a commission for trying certain cases. Now rare. E18.

2. A form of heat exchanger in which hot waste gases from a furnace are conducted continuously along a system of flues where they impart heat to incoming air or gaseous fuel. L19.

3. A mechanism that returns a gun to the firing position after recoil. E20.

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