swatter

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noun

Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.

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Meanings

swatter1

nounswatter (plural swatters)

plural swatters

  1. Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.
  2. Someone who swats.

swatter2

verbswatter (third-person singular simple present swatters, present participle swattering, simple past and past participle swattered)

present singular third person swatters · participle present swattering · participle past swattered · past swattered

  1. UKdialectalintransitiveTo spill water about.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects

Similar
flyswatterflyswat
Broader
implement
Also see
flyswatterswattle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

swatter · noun

From swat + -er.

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swatter · verb

Compare Dutch swaddren (“to dabble in water”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Stewartwatters
Cite this entry
APA

swatter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swatter

MLA

“swatter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swatter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swatter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swatter.

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