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batterer

batterer

6.2
A cook who coats food in a wet flour mix before frying it
  • noun
  • /ˈbætərər/
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  • At the restaurant, the batterer prepared delicious tempura by dipping vegetables in a light batter before frying.
  • Batterer Intervention
  • Batterer intervention services

Examples

  • As a skilled batterer, she knew how to create the ideal consistency for her famous fried fish.

  • The batterer carefully coated the chicken in a rich liquid before frying it to perfection.

  • History of Batterer Intervention Services

    Academic text (2009)

  • I come from a very long line of plant batterers.

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)

  • Among the changes has been an attempt to standardize and supervise the operation of batterer intervention services.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Available batterer intervention services standards were collected from a comprehensive collection compiled and posted on the Internet by the Batterer Intervention Service Coalition of Michigan.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Available batterer intervention services standards were collected from a comprehensive collection compiled and posted on the Internet by the Batterer Intervention Service Coalition of Michigan.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Overall, analysis of state and local guidelines from the 53 standards examined indicated that the policies were highly consistent in their recommendations for practice models used in batterer intervention.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Although domestic violence has historically been considered primarily a crime perpetrated by men, increasing numbers of women are being arrested and mandated into batterer intervention programs.

    Academic text (2009)

  • However, it is not known whether reports of emotional abuse increase as a result of the improved ability of the batterer to recognize and admit emotional abuse (Gondolf, 1987).

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

cook
vsbatterer
356 1.0

A person who prepares food at home or at work

focuses on the specific task of coating items with a liquid mixture before hot oil cooking
fry cook
vsbatterer
  • US
4 2.5

A person who makes food in hot oil at a restaurant or diner

focuses on coating items with a liquid mixture before cooking in hot oil

Surface Forms

batterer singular
batterers plural

Morphology

batterer = batter (transparent) = batter + er

The meaning is directly compositional: a batterer is something or someone that uses batter.

Etymology

Batterer comes from the old verb batter, which meant 'to beat' and later named the wet mix you make by beating eggs and flour. So a batterer in a kitchen is the person who makes or coats food with that mix before frying.