beater
noun [C] (PERSON) /ˈbiː.tər/
/-t̬ɚ/ Definition
› used as a combining form to refer to a person who repeatedly hits people, especially members of their family: a wife-beaterMurderers and attackers › a person paid by people hunting to force birds and animals into a place where they can be seen and therefore shotHunting
(Definition of beater noun (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- bait verb (FISH/ANIMAL)
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