n
1 part of a gas lamp, oven, etc from which the light or flame comes （煤气灯的）灯头; （煤气烤箱的）炉膛.
2 person who burns sth or makes sth by burning 烧制或烤制某物的人
*a charcoal-burner 烧炭工人.
3 (idm 习语) put sth on the back burner => back2.

n[C]
BrE the part of an oven or heater that produces heat or a flame
　a gas burner
burner, oven, hotplate, timer
AmE one of the round parts on the top of a cooker that produce heat
put/leave sth on the back burnerinformal
to delay doing something until a later time
　The government quietly put the scheme on the back burner.
→Bunsen burner