Beater

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːtə(r)

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• eggbeater
• world-beater

Synonyms

• (stick for a percussion instrument): drum stick

Noun

Beater (plural Beaters)

1. (US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt,

Thesaurus

Nimrod, agitator, big game hunter, blender, cement mixer, churn, courser, crucible, eggbeater, emulsifier, hunter, huntress, huntsman, jacker, jacklighter, jiggler, melting pot, mixer, paddle, shaker, shikari, sportsman, sportswoman, stalker, trapper, vibrator, whisk, white hunter