beater
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbiːtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbitɚ/, [ˈbiɾɚ]
- Rhymes: -iːtə(r)
Etymology 1
From Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; fighter; champion”), equivalent to beat + -er.
Noun
beater (plural beaters)
- Someone or something that beats.
- A kitchen implement for mixing.
- A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
- A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, often working in a group.
- 1934, George Orwell, chapter 14, in Burmese Days:
- 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.
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- 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.
Synonyms
- (stick for a percussion instrument): drum stick
Derived terms
Translations
a kitchen implement for mixing
stick to play a percussion instrument
person who drives 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.
Translations
A sleeveless undershirt
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