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Added 9 October 2026

batter

/ˈbætə/ noun

In Latin: tundō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about batter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting.
A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking.

verb

Strike against forcefully.
Winds buffeted the tent
Strike violently and repeatedly.
She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
Make a dent or impression in.
dinge a soft hat

Origin

From Middle English batteren, batren, bateren, a frequentative of Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), equivalent to bat + -er (frequentative suffix).

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