beater

UK: /ˈbiːtə^r/ US: /ˈbitɚ/ ,(bē′tər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

beat•er /ˈbitɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a person or thing that beats:
   Wife-beaters do not receive light sentences from that judge.
2. a tool for beating something:
   Use the beater to get those egg whites fluffy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

beat•er  (bē′tər), n. 

1. a person or thing that beats.
2. an implement or device for beating something:
   a rug beater.
3. Sport [Hunting.] a person who rouses or drives game from cover.
4. [Papermaking.] a machine for beating half-stuff to pulp by separating and shortening the fibers to produce a gelatinous mass.
5. Textiles the reed.
6. Canada, British Terms [Newfoundland.] a young seal, usually a month to six weeks old, having completely or almost completely shed its initial white fur.

• late Middle English better. See beat, -er¹ 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

beater / ˈbiːtə/ noun

1. a person who beats or hammers: a panel beater
2. an instrument or device used for beating: a carpet beater
3. a person who rouses wild game from woodland, undergrowth, etc