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beater

noun beat·er \ˈbē-tər\

: a device or tool that is used for beating something

: someone who repeatedly hits another person

: an old car that is in poor condition

Full Definition of BEATER

1
:  one that beats: as
a :  eggbeater
b :  a rotary blade attached to an electric mixer
c :  drumstick 1
2
:  one who strikes bushes or other cover to rouse game
3
:  a dilapidated old automobile :  clunker
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First Known Use of BEATER

14th century

Related to BEATER

Synonyms
clunker, crate, jalopy, junker
Antonyms
loser

Rhymes with BEATER

bleater, cheater, eater, fetor, greeter, heater, liter, meeter, meter, peter, pleater, praetor, rhetor, seater, sheeter, skeeter, teeter, treater, tweeter

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12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. beater
  2. beater chest
  3. beater roll
  4. beater-size
  5. breast-beater
  6. buzzer-beater
  7. dew-beater
  8. dover beater
  9. down-beater
  10. organ beater
  11. rotary beater
  12. world-beater
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