beater
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++beat·er /ˈbiːtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 DHDFUan object that is designed to beat something 拍打器，搅拌器 an egg beater 打蛋器 a carpet beater 地毯掸子2. wife/child beater someone who hits his wife or child, especially someone who does this often 打妻子/孩子的人3. DSOsomeone who forces wild birds or animals out of bushes, long grass etc so that they can be shot for sport 赶出猎物的人，猎人助手〔指把鸟兽从树丛中赶出来以便猎杀的人〕4. TTC American English informal an old car in bad condition 破旧的汽车 → world-beater
Examples from the Corpus
beater• Using clean beaters, whip the cream.• Put in bowl and mash with masher or electric beater on low speed.• The two boys then spent the rest of the day helping beaters send up birds for the guns.• An ordinary beater got five shillings.• It's a fruitful relationship that's proving a recession beater.• a rug beater• When parties went out grouse shooting, whisky was always taken for the beaters, keepers and loaders.• If any of the beaters did incur his wrath, they were sent home.• The beater said it had happened years ago in a quarrying accident.• The beaters of my Kenwood have seldom been still since the end of November.beat·er nounChineseSyllable
that is object designed to an beat something Corpus
beater
beat‧er /ˈbiːtə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. an object that is designed to beat something:
an egg beater
a carpet beater
2. wife/child beater someone who hits his wife or child, especially someone who does this often
3. someone who forces wild birds or animals out of bushes, long grass etc so that they can be shot for sport
4. American English informal an old car in bad condition
⇨ world-beater
beat‧er /ˈbiːtə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. an object that is designed to beat something:
2. wife/child beater someone who hits his wife or child, especially someone who does this often
3. someone who forces wild birds or animals out of bushes, long grass etc so that they can be shot for sport
4. American English informal an old car in bad condition
⇨ world-beater