swatter

noun

swat·​ter ˈswä-tər How to pronounce swatter (audio)
: one that swats
especially : flyswatter

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Law enforcement faces the challenge of sorting fact from fiction in real time as swatters employ tools like AI to bolster their hoax in a hypersensitive climate surrounding mass shootings. Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025 Experts agree that stronger laws, harsher penalties and better technology to track swatters are needed. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025 Chasing them around with a fly swatter isn’t likely to work. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025 No, nothing like those fly-swatters raining down on the court at Miami Arena when the Heat won the teams’ inaugural Miami meeting in 1989. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swatter

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swatter was in 1888

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“Swatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swatter. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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