[bee-ter] 
| 1. | a person or thing that beats. |
| 2. | an implement or device for beating something: a rug beater. |
| 3. | Hunting. a person who rouses or drives game from cover. |
| 4. | Papermaking. a machine for beating half-stuff to pulp by separating and shortening the fibers to produce a gelatinous mass. |
| 5. | Textiles. the reed. |
| 6. | Newfoundland. a young seal, usually a month to six weeks old, having completely or almost completely shed its initial white fur. |
| beat·er (bē'tər) n.
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| Main Entry: | beater |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a junky old car |
| Example: | That beater gets her back and forth to work. |
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