eggbeater
noun
egg·beat·er
ˈeg-ˌbē-tər 
ˈāg-
1
: a hand-operated kitchen utensil used for beating, stirring, or whipping
especially
: a rotary device for these purposes
2
Examples of eggbeater in a Sentence
told stories of his days flying eggbeaters during the Vietnam War
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Renata Schmitt, clad in leggings and sneakers, long hair pulled back from her face, squinted at the two ropes that arced toward and away from each other in an eggbeater pattern, blurring through the air of a gym in Southeast D.C.
Schmitt, 52, of Arlington, waited, watched, then jumped in.
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Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
Mechanical Eggbeater, Willis Johnson On February 5, 1884, Willis Johnson patented an improved mechanical eggbeater (U.S. Patent 292,821) with the intention of having the machine mix more than just eggs.
—Dorkys Ramos, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
Duane kills with kitchen tongs, an eggbeater, an iron.
—oregonlive, 18 May 2021
Four years ago, Jennie Fogarty’s granddaughter Claire asked for an eggbeater for Christmas.
—Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021
There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater, mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn’t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says.
—Eric Niiler, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021
As with mousetraps, inventors tweaked and improved the eggbeater over the decades.
—Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
Paul drew Teeny’s onto kitchen objects: an eggbeater bike, little kids on dixie cups, a dog leash and collar as a swing.
—Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2020
Too bad the little motor feels like an eggbeater with too many eggs in its basket.
—Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
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Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
Mechanical Eggbeater, Willis Johnson On February 5, 1884, Willis Johnson patented an improved mechanical eggbeater (U.S. Patent 292,821) with the intention of having the machine mix more than just eggs.
—Dorkys Ramos, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
Duane kills with kitchen tongs, an eggbeater, an iron.
—oregonlive, 18 May 2021
Four years ago, Jennie Fogarty’s granddaughter Claire asked for an eggbeater for Christmas.
—Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021
There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater, mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn’t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says.
—Eric Niiler, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021
As with mousetraps, inventors tweaked and improved the eggbeater over the decades.
—Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
Paul drew Teeny’s onto kitchen objects: an eggbeater bike, little kids on dixie cups, a dog leash and collar as a swing.
—Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2020
Too bad the little motor feels like an eggbeater with too many eggs in its basket.
—Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
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“Eggbeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eggbeater. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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eggbeater
noun
egg·beat·er
ˈeg-ˌbēt-ər
: a device used for beating eggs or liquids (as cream)
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