beater
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːtə(r)
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
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beater (plural beaters)
- A kitchen implement for mixing.
- A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
- A man who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, often working in a group.
- A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
- (US, informal) An automobile in poor operating condition.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Synonyms
- (stick for a percussion instrument): drum stick
[edit] Translations
a kitchen implement for mixing
stick to play a percussion instrument
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in a hunting party, the group of men used to drive game towards the shooters
papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
an automobile in poor operating condition
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[edit] Etymology 2
By shortening from wife beater.
[edit] Noun
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beater (plural beaters)
- (US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt,
[edit] Translations
A sleeveless undershirt
