beater

English

/ˈbiːtə/, /ˈbitɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone or something that beats.
  • A kitchen implement for mixing.
  • A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
  • A person 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
  • (US) An automobile in poor operating condition.
  • 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.
  • (Canada) A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English beter inherited from Old English bēatere (fighter, a beater, champion) suffix from English beat.

Origin

English

beat

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms