beater
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈbiːtə/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈbitɚ/, [ˈbiɾɚ]
Noun

beater (plural beaters)

  1. Someone or something that beats.
  2. A kitchen implement for mixing.
  3. A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
  4. A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, often working in a group.
  5. A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
  6. (US, informal) An automobile in poor operating condition.
  7. A weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. It contains the comb-like insert reed and is sometimes a part of the loom.
  8. (Canada) A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.
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beater (plural beaters)

  1. (US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt.



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