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beater

beater

11 8.8
A person who drives wild animals out of hiding for hunters
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːtər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : batidor
  • The group of beaters made loud noises to scare the birds into the open.
  • wife-beater
  • wife-beater
  • beater, an abuser

Examples

  • As the beaters advanced through the woods, the deer began to flee.

  • The beaters drove the wild animals out of their hiding spots for the hunt.

  • The beaters are driving right towards this point.

    The Wolf Man (1941)

  • Beaters, follow Marie over to the butts.

    Casino Royale (1967)

  • The battue, for example where a row of beaters scares the living daylight out of an entire forest.

    The House That Jack Built (2018)

Synonyms

flusher
vsbeater
  • Jargon
1 7.9

A hunting dog that drives birds out of hiding for hunters

drives out animals as a person rather than as a trained dog
lasher
vsbeater
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who urges animals forward by hitting them with a whip

drives animals out without focusing on using a whip

Compounds

buzzer-beater
1 5.5

A successful shot made just before the game or period ends

world-beater
  • Informal
1 6.9

A person or thing much better than others

carpet beater
  • Archaic
1 5.3

A small hand tool for beating dust out of rugs

Bible beater
  • Slur
9.9

A person who pushes others to follow their religious beliefs in an unwanted way

gold-beater
9.9

A person who hammers gold into very thin sheets to cover objects

rug beater
  • Archaic
6.1

A handheld tool people use to remove dust from rugs

Surface Forms

beater singular
beaters plural

Morphology

beater = beat (semi-transparent) = beat + er

Formed from the verb 'beat' plus '-er'; the specific hunting role 'one who beats to flush game' is a specialized extension not immediately known to all learners.

Etymology

The word beater comes from the old verb beat, which means 'to hit' or 'strike'. In hunting, a beater was someone who 'beat' the bushes to drive wild animals into view, so the name fits the job.