beater
noun
beat·er
| \ ˈbē-tər
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Definition of beater
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Examples of beater in a Sentence
driving a rusty old beater
he drives a beater that just barely runs
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The world-beater emerged out of nowhere to fizz an effort into the back of the net. — SI.com, "Lionel Messi: His 32 Greatest Moments on His 32nd Birthday," 24 June 2019 The pallets with firefighting equipment—chainsaws, shovels, beaters, Pulaskis (combination ax-adze tools)—are dropping into the landing zone. — Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, "When wildfires break out, this elite team of ‘smokejumpers’ parachute in," 12 June 2019 Either way, the most recent buzzer-beater, with striking similarities to the one against Orlando in 2009, goes near the top of that career highlight reel. — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "LeBron James' game-winning shot brings back fond memories from 2009 for Larry Nance Jr.," 26 Apr. 2018 Others are pounding the flames along the black with beaters. — Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, "When wildfires break out, this elite team of ‘smokejumpers’ parachute in," 12 June 2019 For kids, there are nonelectronic interactive opportunities, such as a please-touch sign hanging below a table full of old kitchen gadgets, including egg beaters, sausage grinders and meringue cutters. — Laura Randall, Washington Post, "If you need an alternative to French Quarter cocktails and food, try this museum," 3 July 2019 Courtney Williams’ buzzer beater gave the Sun a 39-25 lead going into halftime. — Lori Riley, courant.com, "Connecticut Sun beat Atlanta 86-76, off to best start ever," 21 June 2019 Neumann joyfully exclaims, inching back to his beater Corolla. — Rick Paulas, SFChronicle.com, "Defender of the homeless remains committed, and angry," 12 June 2019 Because there was no way life could get any better than making consecutive buzzer-beaters to win a national championship, meeting idol Kobe Bryant, and then going on Dancing With the Stars. — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, "Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale named ACC Female Athlete of the Year," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beater.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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beater
noun
English Language Learners Definition of beater
: a device or tool that is used for beating something
: someone who repeatedly hits another person
US, informal
: an old car that is in poor condition
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