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Belter vs Beater - What's the difference?

belter | beater |

As nouns the difference between belter and beater

is that belter is (science fiction) an inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between mars and jupiter while beater is someone or something that beats or beater can be (us|informal) a sleeveless undershirt.

belter

English

Etymology 1

(en)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, informal) Anything that is particularly good of its class.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 22 , author=Ian Hughes , title=Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=When the second goal came, it was a belter - Fabregas launching an inch-perfect ball over the top for Van Persie to volley in without breaking stride.}}
  • (British, informal) A very good-looking person.

    • Etymology 2

    From

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who sings forcefully.
  • A song suitable for forceful singing.

    • Etymology 3

    .

    Noun

    * (science fiction) A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt.

    Anagrams

    * * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

    • 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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