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Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Beater [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who beats, or strikes; one whose occupation is to hammer metals.

2. An instrument for pounding, or comminuting substances.

Beater [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who, or that which, beats.

2. A person who beats up game for the hunters.

Beater-up [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who beats for game; a sportsman's term.