beater
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.
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March Madness is back, and this year’s tournament of buzzer beaters and bracket busters is set up to be even more chaotic than usual.
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Aside from McDavid’s very good teammate Leon Draisaitl,20 Edmonton’s roster hasn’t exactly been packed with world beaters since his arrival.
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“No dictator is displeased by cartoons showing him as a power-seeking world-beater,” he would say.
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The Lakers crowd seemed nervous, and it felt like another buzzer beater was in order.
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The "organ beater" of bygone days was invariably accompanied by the "organ pumper," often by several of them.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerNear him stood, leaning on his drum, the tall bass-drum beater (Bill Burroughs) of the band.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment | John A. SloanAlso she had received an order for a certain kind of egg-beater, the like of which had never been seen in South Plains.
Interrupted | PansyBeat until your hand grows tired, and then simply change the way you hold the beater.
Put unbeaten egg white and jelly together into bowl and beat with egg beater or wire whip until stiff.
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British Dictionary definitions for beater
/ (ˈbiːtə) /
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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