beater

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[edit] Etymology 1

beat +‎ -er

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Singular
beater

Plural
beaters

beater (plural beaters)

  1. A kitchen implement for mixing.
  2. A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
  3. A man who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, often working in a group.
  4. A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
  5. (US, informal) An automobile in poor operating condition.
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[edit] Etymology 2

By shortening from wife beater.

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Singular
beater

Plural
beaters

beater (plural beaters)

  1. (US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt,
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