fly swatter

or fly-swatter, flyswatter

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noun

a device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects, usually a square sheet of wire mesh attached to a long handle.

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Origin of fly swatter

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby fly swatter

fly sheet, flyspeck, fly spray, fly-strike, fly swat, fly swatter, flyte, fly the coop, flytier, fly-tipping, fly-to-let