Meanings
nouncarpet beater (plural carpet beaters)
plural carpet beaters · alternative carpet-beater · alternative carpetbeater
- A tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 除塵拍 /除尘拍
- 除塵拍 /除尘拍 (chúchénpāi)tool used in housecleaning
Dutch mattenklopper
- mattenkloppertool used in housecleaning
Esperanto tapiŝobatilo
- tapiŝobatilotool used in housecleaning
Finnish mattopiiska
- mattopiiskatool used in housecleaning
French battoir à tapis
- battoir à tapistool used in housecleaning
German Teppichklopfer
- Teppichklopfertool used in housecleaning
Hungarian szőnyegporoló
- szőnyegporolótool used in housecleaning
Italian battipanni
- battipannitool used in housecleaning
Japanese 布団叩き
- 布団叩き (futon hataki)tool used in housecleaning
Polish trzepaczka, trzepaczka do dywanów
- trzepaczkatool used in housecleaning
- trzepaczka do dywanówtool used in housecleaning
Portuguese batedor de tapete
- batedor de tapetetool used in housecleaning
Romanian bătător
- bătătortool used in housecleaning
Russian выбива́лка для ковро́в
- выбива́лка для ковро́в (vybiválka dlja kovróv)tool used in housecleaning
Slovak pracháč
- pracháčtool used in housecleaning
Swedish mattpiska
- mattpiskatool used in housecleaning
Cite this entry
APA
carpet beater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20beater
MLA
“carpet beater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20beater. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpet beater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20beater.
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