"heat checker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-heat checker.wav Forms: heat checkers [plural]
Etymology: From heat check + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|heat check|-er}} heat check + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} heat checker (plural heat checkers)
  1. (basketball) A player who performs a heat check. Categories (topical): Basketball
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