Beater

Beater may refer to:

• Beater (weaving), a tool used to force woven yarn into place
• Various types of percussion mallets
  • A rute
  • The striking part of a bass drum pedal
  • The cipín used for playing the bodhrán (also called a "tipper" in some usages)
• A position in the fictional game of Quidditch from the Harry Potter series
• Another name for Glamdring, Gandalf's sword, in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
• A machine used in papermaking
• One of the rapidly rotating attachments on a cooking mixer
• Egg beater (disambiguation)
• A jalopy, or by extension, a car meant for daily use and not for show
• A shortening of "wifebeater", a colloquialism for particular style of sleeveless shirt
• A Harp Seal that is approximately 3-4 weeks to one year of age
• In hunting, a person who drives game out of areas of cover by swinging sticks or flags