beater

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(Anglès)

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, typically working in a group with other beaters.
A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
(US, informal) An old or dilapidated 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.
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.
(Canada) A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.
(informal) A shoe suitable for everyday wear, during which they may get dirty or scuffed, as opposed to more valuable shoes that one wishes to keep in good condition.
(informal) A durable and usually inexpensive wristwatch.

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbiːtə/

Heretat de anglès mitjà

beter

Heretat de anglès antic

bēatere

In summary

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”).