batter

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbatə/
• Rhymes: -ætə(r)

Etymology 1

From Middle English bateren, batren, frequentative of Middle English batten (“to beat with a stick”), from batte (“a bat, club”), from Old English batt (“bat, cudgel, club”), equivalent to bat +‎ -er (frequentative suffix of verbs).

Verb

batter (third-person singular simple present batters, present participle battering, simple past and past participle battered)

1. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

   He battered his wife with a walking stick.

2. To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

   I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.

3. To defeat soundly; to thrash

   Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.

4. (UK, slang, usually in the passive) To intoxicate

   That cocktails will batter you!

   I was battered last night on our pub crawl.

Translations

to hit or strike violently and repeatedly

Bulgarian: бия (bg), бухам (bg), блъскам (bg), разнебитвам (bg) Finnish: hakata (fi), pahoinpidellä (fi), piestä (fi) Italian: battere (it)

Russian: избивать (ru) (izbivát’) impf., избить (ru) (izbít’) pf., колотить (ru) (kolotít’) impf., поколотить (ru) (pokolotít’) pf. Swedish: misshandla (sv)

to coat with batter

Finnish: kuorruttaa (fi), leivittää (fi)

Noun

batter (plural batters)

1. A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying

   To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.

2. A binge, a heavy drinking session.

   When he went on a batter, he became very violent.

Translations

A beaten mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking

Bulgarian: тесто (bg) Finnish: kakkutaikina (fi), lettutaikina (fi), tiristystaikina (fi) German: Backteig (de) m. Greek: κουρκούτι (el) n. (kourkoúti) Hungarian: tészta (hu)

Ido: pasto (io) Italian: impasto (it), pastella (it) f. Norwegian: Bokmål: røre (nb) m. and f. Nynorsk: røre (nn) f. Russian: тесто (ru) (t'ésto) n. Swedish: smet (sv) c.

A binge

Bulgarian: запой (bg) Finnish: ryyppyputki

German: Gelage (de) n. Italian: bisboccia (it) f., gozzoviglia (it) f. Russian: запо́й (ru) (zapój) m.

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain.

Verb

batter (third-person singular simple present batters, present participle battering, simple past and past participle battered)

1. (architecture) To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

Noun

batter (plural batters)

1. The slope of a terrace, wall etc.

   Hydroseeding of unvegetated batters is planned.

Translations

A slope

Bulgarian: наклон (bg), отстъп (bg) Finnish: rinne (fi)

Greek: κλίση (el) (klísi) Spanish: pendiente (es) f.

Etymology 3

bat +‎ -er (“agent suffix”).

Noun

batter (plural batters)

1. The person who tries to hit the ball in a sport like baseball.

   The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.

2. (cricket) A batsman.

Related terms

• batsman (2)

Translations

The person who tries to hit the ball

Finnish: lyöjä (fi) French: batteur (fr) m., frappeur (fr) m. German: Batter (de) m. Italian: battitore (it) Japanese: 打者 (ja) (だしゃ, dasha), バッター (ja) (battā)

Polish: pałkarz m. Portuguese: batedor (pt) m. Russian: бэттер (ru) (béttɛr) m. Spanish: bateador (es) Swedish: slagman (sv) c.

A batsman

Russian: бэтсмен (ru) (bétsmɛn) m., бэттер (ru) (béttɛr) m.

Anagrams

• tabret

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Italian

Verb

batter

1. apocopic form of battere

Derived terms

• in un batter d'occhio

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bittar

Adjective

batter

1. bitter

See also

• (tastes) Geschmaach; batter, salzeg, sauer, séiss ^{(Category: lb:Taste) [edit]}

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Scots

Noun

batter (uncountable)

1. batter
2. glue, paste