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Noun
/ˈbētər/,
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beaters, plural;
  1. A person who hits someone or something, in particular

  2. A person employed to flush out or drive game animals for shooting by striking at the ground cover

  3. A person who beats metal in manufacturing

  4. A person who habitually hits someone
    • - a wife-beater
  5. An implement or machine used for beating something, in particular

  6. (in cooking) A device for whisking or blending ingredients

  7. An implement used to dislodge dirt from rugs and carpets by hitting them

  8. A vacuum-cleaner attachment for rugs and carpets

  9. A stick for beating a drum

  10. A means of defeating or preventing something
    • - a recession-beater
  11. A dilapidated but serviceable car
    • - If you provide the kids with a car, give them an old beater
  1. a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
  2. an implement for beating
  3. A beater is a weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. In small hand weaving such as Inkle weaving and tablet weaving the beater may be combined with the shuttle into a single tool. In rigid heddle looms the beater is combined with the heddles. ...
  4. A kitchen implement for mixing; A stick used to play a percussion instrument; A man who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, often working in a group; A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength; An automobile in poor operating ...
  5. (Beaters) attempt to hit the opposing team's players with Bludgers and attempt to block the Bludgers from hitting their team's players. Two Beaters on a team may be in play at a time.
  6. (Beaters) A tank usually holds about 1500 pounds of completed stock (mixture of pulp and other ingredients). A Hollander type contains a large roll about five feet in diameter equipped with steel knives, one-fourth inch thick running over a bed plate containing forty-two knives. ...
  7. A toothed or spiked roll in an opening or cleaning machine used for processing fiber into yarn.
  8. or Hollander - introduced mid seventeenth century and superseded the method of preparing pulp by hammering or stamping the rags.
  9. (Slang) A car for everyday transportation. Usually not in perfect condition.
  10. Striking stick or metal rod used to sound a percussion instrument such as a drum, cymbal, bell, etc.
  11. One who drives a hard bargain. Conversation heard 1/22/93 between Richard Heller and his friend Ed concerning a wristwatch sale Heller had just completed with another person: Ed. "That fellow sure tried to nickel and dime you on the one piece." Richard. "He's a beater." Ed. ...
  12. an old well-worn bicycle, an additional bike for rugged use.
  13. cleansed and thickened the cloth by treading it underwater with fullers earth (aka Fuller)
  14. A machine consisting of a tank or tub with a partition containing a heavy roll revolving against a bedplate. Both roll and bedplate have horizontal metal bars set on edge. Pulp is fed into the beater, and water is added so that the mass circulates and passes between the rolls and the bedplate. ...
  15. Special equipment used to remove loose dirt or dust from the carpet prior to cleaning.
  16. n. the old well used bike, saved for bad weather, errands, and other biking activities that might tarnish your "Good Bike"
  17. the part of a barn loom that separates the warp threads, keeping them evenly spaced and untangled. The weaver uses the beater to pack each newly woven weft thread tightly into the fabric.
  18. A 4x4 in rough condition. Usually one that looks bad but runs good.
  19. The heavy weaver's rod used to push the rows of weft threads together.
  20. Everyday use car. Usually used to chase parts for the current project. Can be everything from a fairly new car to a beatup old pickup truck.
  21. A well used (loved) surf vehicle that's characterized by melted wax on the dash, seats or in the carpet and generally emits a musty swell from a stale wetsuit or other surf gear. ...
  22. a slang term used for a creature whose primary goal is to attack. For example, despite its drawback, Vampire Lacerator is an efficient beater.
  23. a bicycle that can take a beating, one often used for everyday errands and locked outside in the weather.
  24. position on Quidditch team;  two beaters per team try to protect their teammates from bludgers.  They try to redirect the balls toward their opponants.
  25. The beater is the piece of a bass drum pedal that drives into the bass drum. This is a head that is attached to a rod that is attached to the top of your bass drum pedal. There are many different types of beaters; there are felt beaters, wood beaters, plastic beaters, and multi-function beaters. ...