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beater.

Someone or something that beats.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbiːtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbitɚ/General-American[ˈbiɾɚ]General-American
  1. Someone or something that beats.

  2. A kitchen implement for mixing.

  3. An implement used to strike certain percussion instruments.

  4. A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.

  5. A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength

  6. An old or dilapidated automobile.

    US · informal
  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.

    Canada
  10. 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.

    informal
  11. A durable and usually inexpensive wristwatch.

    informal
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”).

noun/ˈbiːtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbitɚ/General-American[ˈbiɾɚ]General-American
  1. A sleeveless undershirt.

    US · informal
Where this word comes from

By shortening from wifebeater.

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