beater

Definition

Someone or something that beats.

Etymology

From Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; boxer, fighter; champion”), equivalent to beat + -er. Related to beetle (“a type of mallet”).

Example Sentences

• "His batwings were somehow more frightening for being the pathetic broken floundering things they were than if they had been strong, muscular beaters of the air."
• "The beaters halted in a group to watch, and some of them could not refrain from clicking their tongues; they thought it queer and rather shocking to see a woman handle a gun."
• ""Our beaters are doing a marvellous job, just listen to them, will you?""