beater

noun

ˈbē-tər How to pronounce beater (audio)
Definition of beaternext
1
as in crate
a dilapidated old automobile he drives a beater that just barely runs

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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent no one likes to see the beater of our team in the play-offs

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Recent Examples of beater Game after game, with every buzzer-beater and highlight reel of assists, his legend grew. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 That means no tasting cookie dough made with raw eggs, no licking brownie batter off the beaters, and no homemade Caesar dressing made with uncooked yolks. — Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026 Turn off the beater bar on your vacuum and turn the suction down to low. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 Most of them are not, in their day-to-day lives, world beaters. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for beater
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beater
  1. crate
  2. winner
  3. whipper
  4. conqueror
Noun
  • Also onboard is a new third mate named Angie (Annabelle Wallis), a last-minute substitute with a bouncy ponytail, and my least favorite plot device, a crate of human trafficking victims.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • During the week, Rowdy sleeps at the shop in his crate, and volunteers will come in the evening to let him outside and keep him company.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • After Keira Barry’s free kick attempt hit off the post, Girelli broke the deadlock in the 89th minute, finishing the rebound for the winner.
    — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s a look at all of the results, bonus winners and highlights of every finish.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of winner
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  • On the first pitch, Casey, who weighs almost twice as much as me, took the biggest whipper (a giant climbing fall) of his life.
    — The Editors, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of whipper
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  • The plot of the original YouTube series began to follow the Skibidi Toilets, a conqueror race armed with futuristic weaponry and an intention to colonize the galaxy.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
  • One stronghold after another has fallen to the ruthless conqueror Nobunaga Oda—often celebrated as the first great unifier of Japan but here cast as a largely offscreen mega-villain.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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