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beater
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun beater has 2 senses
- beater(n = noun.person) Array - a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter; Array is a kind of worker
- beater(n = noun.artifact) Array - an implement for beating; Array has particulars: carpet beater, rug beater, eggbeater, eggwhisk
is a kind of implement
Derived forms verb beat3, verb beat10
CIDE DICTIONARY
beater, n.
- One who, or that which, beats. [1913 Webster]
- A person who beats up game for the hunters. Black. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
beater, n.
1 a person employed to rouse game for shooting.
2 an implement used for beating (esp. a carpet or eggs).
3 a person who beats metal.
1 a person employed to rouse game for shooting.
2 an implement used for beating (esp. a carpet or eggs).
3 a person who beats metal.
THESAURUS
beater
Nimrod, agitator, big game hunter, blender, cement mixer, churn, courser, crucible, eggbeater, emulsifier, hunter, huntress, huntsman, jacker, jacklighter, jiggler, melting pot, mixer, paddle, shaker, shikari, sportsman, sportswoman, stalker, trapper, vibrator, whisk, white hunter
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