beater.
Someone or something that beats.
Meaning & usage
Someone or something that beats.
A kitchen implement for mixing.
An implement used to strike certain percussion instruments.
A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.
A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
An old or dilapidated automobile.
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.
In the sport Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player a who attempts to hit the opposing team's players with bludgers and to block the bludgers from hitting their own team's players.
A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.
A shoe suitable for everyday wear, during which it may get dirty or scuffed, as opposed to more valuable shoes that one wishes to keep in good condition.
A durable and usually inexpensive wristwatch.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; boxer, fighter; champion”), equivalent to beat + -er. Related to beetle (“a type of mallet”).
A sleeveless undershirt.
Where this word comes from
By shortening from wifebeater.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.