1. An implement for beating
   "She used an electric beater to whip the cream"
    
2. A worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
   "The beaters flushed out several pheasants for the hunting party"
    
3. [N. Amer, informal] A car that is old and unreliable
   "the fenders had fallen off that old beater";
   - bus [informal], jalopy [informal], heap [informal], flivver [N. Amer, informal], clunker [N. Amer, informal], banger [Brit, informal], hooptie [US, informal]
    
4. Someone who beats something, esp. habitually or as part of a job or activity
   "The carpet beater vigorously struck the rug to remove dust"
    
5. [informal] Something that overcomes, defeats, or mitigates the effects of a challenging situation
   "The company introduced recession beater pricing to attract cost-conscious customers during the economic downturn"

Sounds like: beta

Derived forms: beaters

Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, dysphemism, implement, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal], worker

Encyclopedia: Beater