swatter

swatter

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
English swat
English -er
English swatter

    From swat + -er.

    Noun

    swatter (plural swatters)

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

    Etymology 2

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

    Verb

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

    1. (intransitive, UK, dialect) To spill water about.

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