beater
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From Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; boxer, fighter; champion”), equivalent to beat + -er. Related to beetle (“a type of mallet”).
beater (plural beaters)
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By shortening from wifebeater.
beater (plural beaters)
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