swatter

noun, verb — 3 senses

swatter

noun

Etymology From swat + -er.

1

Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.

2

Someone who swats.

Derived terms
fire swatter, flyswatter

swatter

verb

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

1

UK, Dialectal To spill water about.

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