swatter

noun

swat·​ter ˈswä-tər How to pronounce swatter (audio)
: one that swats
especially : flyswatter

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With swatters testing the limits of police trigger discipline, by reporting a mass shooting or potential bomber, these attacks can—and in some cases have—lead to real shootings. Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2025 Oi also suggests keeping sanitizing wipes handy to wipe down the swatter and the surface where the fly was smashed. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025 In the footage, which has garnered over 9.2 million views, the man attempts to avoid the clouds of lovebugs, swiping at the insects with a shovel and swatter. Raven Brunner, People.com, 30 June 2025 Because an electrical fly swatter sat on top of a flip top cooler’s cutting board. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for swatter

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swatter was in 1888

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“Swatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swatter. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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