swatter
a person or thing that swats.
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How to use swatter in a sentence
When a swatter is convicted on federal charges, the typical sentence is five to 10 years, Kolbye said.
Ashton Kutcher, Miley Cyrus & Others Terrorized in Dangerous ‘Swatting’ Prank | Maria Elena Fernandez | October 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOne player carrying a swatter (belt, knotted towel, etc.), runs around outside of circle and places swatter in someone's hand.
Games and Play for School Morale | VariousKilling enraged bees with a swatter or the end of a broom or plank was keen sport and one culled with knife edge excitement.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron BrownThe player with the swatter follows the runner and swats him until he is back in position.
Games and Play for School Morale | VariousSeveral leaves, tied to the end of a stick, are used as a swatter to catch fruit bats in flight: Caesalpinia nuga.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. Wolff
For him the inconceivable disaster was complete and utter; upon him despair descended as a patent swatter upon a lone housefly.
The Life of the Party | Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for swatter
/ (ˈswɒtə) /
a device for killing insects, esp a meshed flat attached to a handle
a person who swats
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