beater
noun
a person or thing that beats.
beaters
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pluralof beater.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When Matthew Fuller needed a new car in February, he started by looking around for cheap beaters.
From MarketWatch ● May 2, 2026
In 1683 Shah Sulayman of Persia staged a hunt that reportedly required 80,000 beaters and lasted from early May to July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The brigade said it was also using wildfire beaters - a long handle with a flat piece of rubber at the end.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
They came on Cervelos and Bianchis, but also fixies and heavy steel beaters.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024
Sheed laughed madly and screamed, “Hitting buzzer beaters can’t feel better than that!”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
