Meanings
nounpanel beater (plural panel beaters)
plural panel beaters
- AustraliaNew ZealandUKOne who repairs vehicle bodywork; an auto body mechanic (US).First known use 20th c.
McGee was one of three siblings, born in 1959 and raised in Glasgow's Mount Florida area. His father, John, was a panel-beater.
2003, John Harris, The Last Party, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 105
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鈑金工 /钣金工
- 鈑金工 /钣金工 (bǎnjīngōng)one who repairs vehicle bodywork
Finnish autopeltiseppä
- autopeltiseppäone who repairs vehicle bodywork
German Karosserieklempner
- Karosserieklempnerone who repairs vehicle bodywork
Māori kaitakapapa
- kaitakapapaone who repairs vehicle bodywork
Polish blacharz samochodowy
- blacharz samochodowyone who repairs vehicle bodywork
Russian кузовщик
- кузовщик (kuzovščik)one who repairs vehicle bodywork
Cite this entry
APA
panel beater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panel%20beater
MLA
“panel beater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panel%20beater. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panel beater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panel%20beater.
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