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beater
[ bee-ter ]
noun
- a person or thing that beats.
- an implement or device for beating something (usually used in combination):
the two beaters on an electric mixer;
an old-fashioned rug beater that loosens dirt with every forceful whack.
- Slang: Offensive. wifebeater ( def 2 ).
- Informal. an old vehicle that is in poor condition:
I drive a beater that I bought for $2,000.
- Hunting. a person who rouses or drives game from cover:
The beater flushed a covey of grouse.
- Papermaking. a machine for beating half-stuff to pulp by separating and shortening the fibers to produce a gelatinous mass.
- Textiles. reed ( def 6 ).
- Newfoundland. a young seal, usually a month to six weeks old, having completely or almost completely shed its initial white fur.
beater
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noun
- a person who beats or hammers
a panel beater
- an instrument or device used for beating
a carpet beater
- a person who rouses wild game from woodland, undergrowth, etc
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Origin of beater1
Example Sentences
His buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter Thursday propelled a comeback against the Knicks.
Quadball teams usually comprise three chasers, two beaters, one keeper and one seeker, who play on a pitch roughly half the the size of football field.
Whittier Christian lost a buzzer beater, forcing a play-in game against Maranatha to decide third place in the Olympic League and a playoff spot.
“I compare it to meditation: inhale, exhale,†she said as she pulled the horizontal beater bar toward her to push the yarn into place.
Using a cold bowl and cold beaters, whip cream to stiff peaks.
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