beaters

noun

plural of beater
1
as in crates
a dilapidated old automobile he drives a beater that just barely runs

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2
as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent no one likes to see the beater of our team in the play-offs

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Recent Examples of beaters That means no tasting cookie dough made with raw eggs, no licking brownie batter off the beaters, and no homemade Caesar dressing made with uncooked yolks. — Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026 Most of them are not, in their day-to-day lives, world beaters. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026 There are panel beaters, scrap metal sellers, upholsterers. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 25 June 2026 The game followed a championship series filled with down-to-the-wire face-offs won by edge-of-your-seat buzzer beaters. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 June 2026 Beat with chilled beaters of a mixer on medium until soft peaks form (tips curl). — Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026 Any residual fat or grease on the beaters or the bowl can also prevent the egg whites from whipping up properly. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026 The daily beaters, available in small or mini size, come in yellow, white, and rose gold, with diamonds on the bezel of the latter two. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026 Williams can live on option routes, pivots and zone-beaters. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaters
  1. crates
  2. winners
  3. conquerors
Noun
  • And while there are still comic artists and writers at small tables signing and sketching, and dealers selling original art out of binders in crates, a good chunk of the space is occupied by media and toy companies, trying to outdo one another.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • In the white pickup sat buckets of tomatillos, crates of green bell peppers, and enormous watermelons.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of crates
Noun
  • The reigning championship winners moving on were Rich Fendley from Bowdon to Rockmart and Kenny Dallas from Hebron Christian to full-time pastorship.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • The category winners, along with the International Pet Photographer of the Year winner, will be announced at an awards ceremony on August 1.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of winners
Noun
  • Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
    — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Definition of conquerors

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