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[ swot-er ] / ˈswɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swatter ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that swats. fly swatter. Origin of swatterFirst recorded in 1910–15; swat1 + -er1 Words nearby swatterswath, swathe, Swati, Swatow, swats, swatter, S wave, sway, swayback, swaybacked, sway bar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swatterWhen a swatter is convicted on federal charges, the typical sentence is five to 10 years, Kolbye said. Ashton Kutcher, Miley Cyrus & Others Terrorized in Dangerous ‘Swatting’ Prank|Maria Elena Fernandez|October 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Several leaves, tied to the end of a stick, are used as a swatter to catch fruit bats in flight: Caesalpinia nuga. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff The player with the swatter runs on and places it in the hands of some other player. Games and Play for School Morale|Various The player with the swatter follows the runner and swats him until he is back in position. Games and Play for School Morale|Various
One player carrying a swatter (belt, knotted towel, etc.), runs around outside of circle and places swatter in someone's hand. Games and Play for School Morale|Various Killing enraged bees with a swatter or the end of a broom or plank was keen sport and one culled with knife edge excitement. The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown
British Dictionary definitions for swatter
nouna device for killing insects, esp a meshed flat attached to a handle a person who swats Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swatterbusiness, staff, sap, cudgel, works, bludgeon, baton, mace, blackjack, truncheon, hammer, nightstick, quarterstaff, hickory, mallet, shillelagh, billy, rosewood, cosh, persuader |