beater

Meaning

1. Someone or something that beats.
2. A kitchen implement for mixing.
3. A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
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. (informal) An old or dilapidated automobile in poor operating condition.
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. A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.
9. In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player who attempts to hit the opposing team's players with bludgers and to block the bludgers from hitting their own team's players.
10. (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.

Synonyms

batten

pick

⛏️

rolling-pin

striker

mixer

sword

hollander

mallet

rabbler

ram

🐏

reed

stirrer

striking

tank top

thrasher

turner

whisk

tamping bar

stemmer

sleeveless shirt

beating machine

broke beater

breaking pulper

beating crusher

abuser

shelled cylinder

agitator

battledore

blender

flogger

hammer

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbiːtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: beter

Inherited from Old English: 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”).