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   beater

   /ˈbiːtə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who hits someone or something, typically on a habitual basis: "he is not a drug addict, an alcoholic, or a woman beater"
   • ▪ a person who beats metal in manufacturing: "he started out as a metal beater in the sheet metal shop"
   • 2. a person employed to raise game birds for shooting by striking at the ground cover: "he had regularly worked as a beater on grouse shoots on Soyland Moor"
   • 3. an implement or machine used for beating: "beat two eggs in large bowl with a hand beater until fluffy"
   • 4. a person or thing that overcomes or prevents something: informal "a recession beater"
   • 5. an old or dilapidated vehicle: informal North American "I bought a beater and drove that for a few years"

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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