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beater
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
beater
(noun)
world–beater
(noun)
beater
/
ˈ
biːtɚ/
noun
plural
beaters
beater
/
ˈ
biːtɚ/
noun
plural
beaters
Britannica Dictionary definition of BEATER
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1
:
a device or tool that is used for beating something
a carpet
beater
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eggbeater
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world-beater
2
:
someone who repeatedly hits another person
He is accused of being a wife
beater
. [=a man who beats his wife]
a child
beater
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US, informal
:
an old car that is in poor condition
driving a rusty old
beater
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