What does beater-upper mean?
Beater-upper means One who beats people up..
Beater-upper
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
One who beats people up..
Example Sentences
Yesterday he was doing just that by submitting to a thorough beating up at the hands of Miss Lupe Velez, who's probably the best beater-upper of either sex in Hollywood.
These are the muggers and beater-uppers, and car thieves and burglars and rapists, assaulters, and so on.
[…] and, in the best sporting tradition, the Gordon player gratefully helped his beater-upper back to his feet.
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Word Forms
- beater-uppers
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Yesterday he was doing just that by submitting to a thorough beating up at the hands of Miss Lupe Velez, who's probably the best beater-upper of either sex in Hollywood.
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