BEATER

beater

(noun) an implement for beating

beater

(noun) a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

beater (plural beaters)

Someone or something that beats.

A kitchen implement for mixing.

A stick used to play a percussion instrument.

Synonym: drum stick

A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, often working in a group.

A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength

(US, informal) An automobile in poor operating condition.

A weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. It contains the comb-like insert reed and is sometimes a part of the loom.

(Canada) A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.

Etymology 2

Noun

beater (plural beaters)

(US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt.

Anagrams

• Bartee, berate, betear, erbate, rebate

Source: Wiktionary


Beat"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, beats.

2. A person who beats up game for the hunters. Black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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