Beater Meaning: Definition, Examples, and Translations
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beater
beat-er
Definitions
kitchen utensil
A beater is a kitchen utensil used for mixing ingredients or beating eggs, typically consisting of a handle with one or two metal or rubber blades attached to it.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She used the beater to whip the cream for the dessert.
- The recipe calls for using a beater to blend the batter smoothly.
person or thing that beats
In a broader sense, a beater can refer to a person or thing that beats or strikes, such as a beater in a hunting party who drives game towards the hunters.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The beaters flushed out the birds from the bushes for the hunters.
- The beater made a loud noise to scare away the animals.
Translations
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Quick facts about “beater”
Beater is a 2-syllable noun (beat-er). It is pronounced /ˈbitɝ/ in American English and /bˈiːtɐ/ in British English. On finesentence.com it has 2 meanings, 6 synonyms, and translations into 21 languages. It ranks #23,269 among the most common English words.
Origin of 'beater'
The word 'beater' originated from the Middle English word 'betere', which comes from the Old English 'bēatan', meaning 'to beat'. Over time, the term evolved to refer to both a kitchen utensil for mixing and a person or thing that beats or strikes.
See also: backbeat, beat, beatable, beaten, beating, downbeat, offbeat, unbeatability, unbeatable, upbeat.