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beater

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beat·er  (btr)
n.
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.

beater [ˈbiːtə]
n
1. a person who beats or hammers a panel beater
2. (Engineering / Tools) an instrument or device used for beating a carpet beater
3. (Business / Professions) a person who rouses wild game from woodland, undergrowth, etc
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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
beater [ˈbiːtər] n (for eggs, cream)fouet m, batteur m
beater
n
(= carpet beater)Klopfer m; (= egg beater)Schneebesen m
(Hunt) → Treiber(in) m(f)
beater [ˈbiːtəʳ] n (Culin) → frullino; (carpet beater) → battipanni m inv
beater [ˈbiːtəʳ] n (Culin) → frullino; (carpet beater) → battipanni m inv


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The dreadful death of the unlucky beater, shot in the thicket like a wild animal, had seemed to him to pre-figure death for himself also.
I saw him thrash a poor beater once in the Saxe Leinitzer forests.
As they came up to them, Alleyne could hear the doleful dirge which the beater was chanting, bringing down his heavy whip at the end of each line, while the groans of the sufferer formed a sort of dismal chorus.
 
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