Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that beats, especially a device for beating.
- noun A person who drives wild game from under cover for a hunter.
- noun Offensive Slang A tight-fitting, white sleeveless undershirt.
- noun Informal An old, dilapidated automobile.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who beats: as, a carpet-beater; a drum-beater.
- noun In hunting, one who rouses or beats up game.
- noun That which beats or is used in beating.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, beats.
- noun A person who beats up game for the hunters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, informal A sleeveless
undershirt . - noun Someone or something that
beats . - noun A kitchen
implement for mixing. - noun A stick used to play a
percussion instrument . - noun A man who drives
game towards shooters in ahunting party, often working in a group. - noun A
papermaking machine for processing fibres byfibrillation in order to improve bonding strength - noun US, informal An
automobile in poor operating condition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an implement for beating
- noun a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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My beater is a Win. 67, given to me by a brother-in-law in 1952, no frills or foofaraw, or scope, just a very dependable single shot .22 that I have killed hundreds of squirrels and rabbits with, and wouldn't trade it for a boat load of tricked-out 10/22s.
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A wife-beater is an undershirt with no arms, stereotypically worn without a covering shirt by the kind of guys who feature prominently on the TV show “Cops”.
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Beat constantly with electric beater while it cooks for 7 minutes or until it will stand in peaks when beater is raised.
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My beater is a Win. 67, given to me by a brother-in-law in 1952, no frills or foofaraw, or scope, just a very dependable single shot .22 that I have killed hundreds of squirrels and rabbits with, and wouldn't trade it for a boat load of tricked-out 10/22s.
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Beat constantly with electric beater while it cooks for 7 minutes or until it will stand in peaks when beater is raised.
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The batter should be light and fall in a ribbon when the beater is lifted.
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The batter should be light and fall in a ribbon when the beater is lifted.
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Martin's biggest bucket was a buzzer beater from the left corner that made it 115-110 with 1: 11 remaining, and Baron Davis, who led the Warriors with 28 points, misfired twice on 3-pointers in the final minute.
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Ford hit a buzzer-beater from the foul line, reserve guard Fred Jones scored a season-high 23 points and the injury-riddled Raptors held off a determined Elton Brand down the stretch to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-96 Wednesday night.
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Yours truly avec mustache (I think the "wife beater" is a nice touch too).
chained_bear commented on the word beater
In the eighteenth century, an assistant in a printer's shop who prepares the type with ink before beginning the printing process.
August 26, 2008
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word beater
Beater, a portmanteau of beta tester and cheater.
March 17, 2023