SWATTER

swatter, flyswatter, flyswat

(noun) an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects

swatter

(verb) splash and flutter about in or as if in water; “She swattered about in the pool”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

swatter (plural swatters)

Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.

Someone who swats.

Etymology 2

Verb

swatter (third-person singular simple present swatters, present participle swattering, simple past and past participle swattered)

(intransitive, UK, dialect) To spill water about.

Anagrams

• Stewart, Watters, tewarts

Source: Wiktionary



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