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Webster 1913 Edition
Beater
Beat′er
(bēt′ẽr)
, Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, beats.
2.
A person who beats up game for the hunters.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Beater
BE'ATER
,Noun.
1.
An instrument for pounding, or comminuting substances.Definition 2024
beater
beater
English
Noun
beater (plural beaters)
- Someone or something that beats.
- A kitchen implement for mixing.
- A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
- A man who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, often working in a group.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 14,
- The beaters halted in a group to watch, and some of them could not refrain from clicking their tongues; they thought it queer and rather shocking to see a woman handle a gun.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 14,
- A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
- (US, informal) An automobile in poor operating condition.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (stick for a percussion instrument): drum stick
Translations
a kitchen implement for mixing
stick to play a percussion instrument
in a hunting party, the group of men used to drive game towards the shooters
papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
an automobile in poor operating condition
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Etymology 2
By shortening from wife beater.
Noun
beater (plural beaters)
- (US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt.
Translations
A sleeveless undershirt
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