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Beaten vs Beater - What's the difference?

beaten | beater |

As an adjective beaten

is defeated.

As a verb beaten

is .

As a noun beater is

someone or something that beats or beater can be (us|informal) a sleeveless undershirt.

beaten

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • defeated
  • repeatedly struck
  • (cookery)(cookery - of a liquid) mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement

    • Derived terms

    * off the beaten path * off the beaten track * beaten up

    Verb

    (head)
    • English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles

    beater

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something that beats.
  • A kitchen implement for mixing.
  • A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
  • A man who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, often working in a group.
  • A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength
  • (US, informal) An automobile in poor operating condition.
    • Derived terms
    * eggbeater * world-beater
    Synonyms
    * (stick for a percussion instrument) drum stick

    Etymology 2

    By shortening from wife beater.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, informal) A sleeveless undershirt.

    • Anagrams

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