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 man 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. Contains the comb like insert reed. Is sometimes a part of the loom.
Synonyms
- (stick for a percussion instrument): drum stick
Derived terms
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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