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flyswatter

flyswatter

3 2.4
A flat tool with a handle used to kill flies and other insects
  • noun
  • /ˈflaɪˌswɔtər/
translation icon : matamoscas
  • Anybody got a flyswatter?

Examples

  • After a long day outdoors, he used the flyswatter to rid the house of insects.

  • I favor a flyswatter, myself.

    Blog text (11)

  • Round up a couple of flyswatters.

    MacGruber (2010)

  • The management gives you a flyswatter, a little one with Jackson Cascades printed on it, when you pay your admission, and you're supposed to swat the mosquitoes with this device.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She grabbed the flyswatter to kill the pesky flies buzzing around the kitchen.

  • During the picnic, someone always brought a flyswatter to keep the bugs away.

Synonyms

swatter
vsflyswatter
7 2.0

A flat tool with a handle that you use to hit and kill bugs like flies

is more specific to flies and notes mesh or plastic surface
flyswat
vsflyswatter
4.8

A handheld tool with a flat end and long handle for hitting flies

is described with a mesh or plastic flat surface rather than perforations

How Effective

exterminator
42 4.2
insecticide
  • Specialized
26 4.1
flyswatter
3 2.4

Surface Forms

flyswatter singular
flyswatters plural

Morphology

flyswatter = fly + swatter (transparent) = fly + swatter

The compound is a direct combination of 'fly' and 'swatter' and denotes a tool for swatting flies, which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Flyswatter is just two words put together: fly and swatter, and swat means 'to hit'. So a flyswatter is literally a tool for 'hitting' flies to get rid of them, which makes the word easy to remember.