batter

bat-ter · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A mixture of flour, eggs, and milk used in cooking.

  2. 2.

    [baseball/cricket]A player whose turn it is to bat.

  3. 3.

    Strike repeatedly with hard blows.

  4. 4.

    Damage through rough use.

Forms

plural: batters

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    battered and bruised — Physically damaged.
  • •
    batter down — Break down by force.
  • •
    deep-fried in batter — Cooked by frying in a flour mixture.
  • •
    batter up — A call for the next batter in baseball.

Related words

See also: beat, dough, hit, mixture
Synonyms: hitter, mixture

Etymology

For the culinary sense: From Old French bateure ("a beating"), from batre ("to beat"). For the sports sense: From bat + -er. For the verb: From Old French batre ("to beat").