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Definition of beater noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beater

noun
 
/ˈbiːtə(r)/
 
/ˈbiːtər/
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  1. (often in compounds) a tool used for beating things
    • Use an electric beater or whisk.
    • an egg beater
  2. a person employed to drive birds and animals out of bushes, etc., into the open, so they can be shot for sport
  3. -beater
    (in compounds) a person who hits someone
    • a wife-beater
  4. (North American English)
    (British English banger)
    (informal) an old car that is in bad conditionTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
  5. see also world-beater
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