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swat·ter

 (swŏt′ər)
n.
1. A fly swatter.
2. Baseball A hard-hitting batter.
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swatter

(ˈswɒtə)
n
1. (Tools) a device for killing insects, esp a square mesh attached to a handle
2. a person who swats
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swat•ter

(ˈswɒt ər)

n.
1. one that swats.
2. fly swatter.
[1910–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.swatter - an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handleswatter - an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
flyswat, flyswatter
implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Verb1.swatter - splash and flutter about in or as if in water; "She swattered about in the pool"
splash - strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool"
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Translations

swatter

[ˈswɒtəʳ] N → palmeta f matamoscas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swatter

[ˈswɒtər] n (also fly swatter) → tapette f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swatter

n (= fly swatter) → Fliegenklatsche f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

swatter

[ˈswɒtəʳ] n (also fly swatter) → acchiappamosche m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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