egg beater

egg beat·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [eg bee-ter]
- /ɛg ˈbi tər/
- /eɡ ˈbiː.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eg bee-ter]
- /ɛg ˈbi tər/

Definitions of egg beater words

noun egg beater a small rotary beater for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc. 1
noun egg beater Slang. a helicopter. 1
noun egg beater handheld whisk 1

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Origin of egg beater

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1820-30; egg1 + beater

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Parts of speech for Egg beater

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egg beater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for egg beater

noun egg beater

food processor — an electric appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container into which food is inserted for slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise processing at high speeds.
blender — A blender is an electrical kitchen appliance used for mixing liquids and soft foods together or turning fruit or vegetables into liquid.
juicer — a kitchen appliance for extracting juice from fruits and vegetables.
cement mixer — A cement mixer is a machine with a large revolving container into which builders put cement, sand, and water in order to make concrete.
concrete mixer — a device used for mixing cement, sand, gravel, or other substances to make concrete; it has a rotating drum in which the concrete is mixed

All 5 Synonyms of egg beater