beat·er

(bē′tər)

1. One that beats, especially a device for beating: a carpet beater.

2. A person who drives wild game from under cover for a hunter.

3. Offensive Slang A tight-fitting, white sleeveless undershirt.

4. Informal An old, dilapidated automobile.

[Sense 3, short for wifebeater.]

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beater

(ˈbiːtə)

1. a person who beats or hammers: a panel beater.

2. (Tools) an instrument or device used for beating: a carpet beater.

3. (Professions) a person who rouses wild game from woodland, undergrowth, etc

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

beat•er

(ˈbi tər)

n.

1. a person or thing that beats.

2. an implement or device for beating something.

3. (in a hunt) a person who drives game from cover.

[1400–50]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	beater - a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
	2.	beater - an implement for beating carpet beater, rug beater - implement for beating dust out of carpets eggwhisk, eggbeater - a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

Translations

paličkašlehač

piskerpiskeris

Treiber Quirl Schläger Schneebesen

batteur

hajtó

hamrari; òeytari; fælari

battitore

wrak

banker hjulvisp visp

взбивалка загонщик развалюха

çırpıcıdövenvuran

敲打者

beater

[ˈbiːtəʳ] N

1. (Culin) → batidora f (also carpet beater) → sacudidor m
see also panel, wife, world B

2. (Hunting) → ojeador(a) m/f, batidor(a) m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

beater

[ˈbiːtə^r] n (for eggs, cream) → fouet m, batteur m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

beater

(= carpet beater) → Klopfer m; (= egg beater) → Schneebesen m

(Hunt) → Treiber(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

beater

[ˈbiːtəʳ] n (Culin) → frullino; (carpet beater) → battipanni m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

beat

(biːt) – past tense beat: past participle ˈbeaten – verb

1. to strike or hit repeatedly. Beat the drum.

2. to win against. She beat me in a contest.

3. to mix thoroughly. to beat an egg.

4. to move in a regular rhythm. My heart is beating faster than usual.

5. to mark or indicate (musical time) with a baton etc. A conductor beats time for an orchestra.

noun

1. a regular stroke or its sound. I like the beat of that song.

2. a regular or usual course. a policeman's beat.

ˈbeater noun

ˈbeating noun

ˈbeaten adjective

1. overcome; defeated. the beaten team; He looked tired and beaten.

2. mixed thoroughly. beaten egg.

beat about the bush

to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.

beat down

1. (of the sun) to give out great heat. The sun's rays beat down on us.

2. to (force to) lower a price by bargaining. We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.

beat it

to go away. Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it.

beat off

to succeed in overcoming or preventing. The old man beat off the youths who attacked him; He beat the attack off easily.

beat a (hasty) retreat

to go away in a hurry. The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.

beat up

to punch, kick or hit (a person) severely and repeatedly. He beat up an old lady.

off the beaten track

away from main roads, centres of population etc.