Burner, especially for an auxiliary motor vehicle heater, with a combustion chamber (10, 110) for combustion of liquid fuel in the presence of combustion air, and with a mixing means which comprises a nozzle for atomization of liquid fuel and a Venturi nozzle for atomization of liquid fuel, characterized in that the nozzle comprises a Venturi tube (11) or a Venturi nozzle (112) with an inlet part (13, 114) which tapers in the flow direction of the combustion air and with a diffusor part (12, 113) which widens in the flow direction of the combustion air, the end of the diffusor part larger in diameter discharging into the combustion chamber (10, 110), in the underpressure area in the transition area from the inlet part (13, 114) to the diffusor part (12, 113) the liquid fuel being supplied.