beater

noun

beat·​er ˈbē-tər 

1

: one that beats: such as

a

: eggbeater

b

: a rotary blade attached to an electric mixer

c

: drumstick sense 1

2

: one who strikes bushes or other cover to rouse game

3

: a dilapidated old automobile : clunker

Synonyms of beater

• crate

Examples of beater in a Sentence

driving a rusty old beater

he drives a beater that just barely runs

Recent Examples on the Web

The beaters are dishwasher-safe and easily removed with the press of a button. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026

There are others– like Rashad Anderson to force OT against Washington in 2006, and Taliek Brown’s shot-clock buzzer beater against Pittsburgh in 2002. —Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026

The year before Duke started winning national championships, Laettner had sunk another buzzer-beater to defeat Jim Calhoun’s UConn team in the Elite Eight. —Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026

UConn Huskies stormed back from the dead, erasing a massive deficit before freshman Braylon Mullins buried a 35-foot buzzer-beater to seal a stunning 73–72 win in the Elite Eight. —Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing beater

• world-beater

Rhymes for beater

• cheater
• dieter
• eater
• heater
• liter
• litre
• meter
• metre
• neater
• praetor
• seater
• skeeter