beater
Someone or something that beatsSomeone or something that beats.
» He took off the wife-beater.
Он снял майку.
Meaning
12 sensesSomeone or something that beats.
A kitchen implement for mixing.
Schneebesen, Quirl
взбива́лкаvzbiválka, колоту́шкаkolotúška
збива́лкаzbyválka, колоті́вкаkolotívka
an implement for beating
An implement used to strike certain percussion instruments.
Stick, Stock, Schlägel
па́лочкаpáločka, уда́рная па́лочкаudárnaja páločka
A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.
Treiber
заго́нщикzagónščik
A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
(US, informal)An old or dilapidated automobile.
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.
In the sport Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player a who attempts to hit the opposing team's players with bludgers and to block the bludgers from hitting their own team's players.
(Canada)A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.
(informal)A shoe suitable for everyday wear, during which it may get dirty or scuffed, as opposed to more valuable shoes that one wishes to keep in good condition.
(informal)A durable and usually inexpensive wristwatch.
(US, informal)A sleeveless undershirt.
Examples
9 sentencesHe took off the wife-beater.
ruОн снял майку.
His old beater is all dented.
Sami was a cheater and a beater.
Do you want to lick the beaters?
Benedito is a cheater and woman beater.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; boxer, fiFrom Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; boxer, fighter; champion”), equivalent to beat + -er. Related to beetle (“a type of mallet”).
By shortening from wifebeater.
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