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beater

beater

8 3.8
A tool that mixes food or removes dust from a carpet
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːtər/
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  • Beat heavy cream in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters until it begins to foam and thicken up.
  • egg beater
  • an electric beater
  • rug beater

I took this off the end of the beater like sugar and butter.

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Examples

  • I mix 1 egg, 1/4 cup almond breeze, and 1/4 cup Egg Beaters, with a bit of cinnamon, Splenda, and vanilla.

    Blog text (17)
  • Could we lick the beaters when you get done?

  • Just a basic cut off beater that I basically pair with everything all the time.

  • Beat again with the beater on high speed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I took this off the end of the beater like sugar and butter.

  • Place the first six ingredients in a bowl and beat well with a rotary beater.

    Blog text (16)
  • Beat with an electric mixer until soft peaks form when the beaters are lifted.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • With the same beaters, mix cream cheese, mayo, and lemon juice.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Beat it into the egg-white mixture, 2 tablespoons at a time, until egg whites stand at stiff peaks when beaters are lifted.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • In a large bowl, using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites on high until foamy.

Synonyms

mixer
vsbeater
37 1.5

A kitchen machine that combines and beats ingredients for cooking or baking

is the general tool category covering beating, mixing, and stirring tasks
stirrer
vsbeater
5 2.1

A small tool used to mix drinks or liquids

covers stirring as well as other mixing or beating actions
hand mixer
vsbeater
1 2.8

A small tool you hold to mix and beat food such as batter and cream

refers more broadly to any tool for beating, mixing, or stirring
dasher
vsbeater
1 7.5

A tool for stirring or beating cream to make butter

is the wider category that also includes non-food mixing tools
eggbeater
vsbeater
1 2.6

A hand tool with rotating blades used to beat eggs or whip cream

applies to tools used for many kinds of beating, not only eggs
muddler
vsbeater
1 5.3

A tool used to crush and mix ingredients when making drinks

is more general and not limited to crushing or drink preparation
carpet beater
vsbeater
  • Archaic
1 5.3

A small hand tool for beating dust out of rugs

is the broader tool type used for food or liquid mixing tasks
whipper
vsbeater
4.6

A person or tool that quickly mixes cream to make it light

is the neutral tool class regardless of speed or who operates it
rug beater
vsbeater
  • Archaic
6.1

A handheld tool people use to remove dust from rugs

refers to tools for mixing or stirring substances rather than cleaning

Compounds

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

9.9

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

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

How New

used car
52 1.0
beater
8 3.8
dinosaur of a car
  • Informal
7.7

Surface Forms

beater singular
beaters plural

Morphology

beater = beat (transparent) = beat + er

Standard nominalization of a verb to indicate an instrument or agent; 'beater' as a tool for beating or mixing follows ordinary derivational patterns.

Etymology

The word beater also comes from the verb beat, meaning 'to hit' or 'to mix'. A beater is a tool that 'beats' dust out of a carpet or stirs cake batter, so the name shows what it does.