swatter

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swatter^¹

noun swatters

Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.
Someone who swats.

swatter^²

Where it comes from

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

verb swatters · swattering · swattered

UK, dialectal, intransitive To spill water about.

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@misc{swatter_2026,
  title = {swatter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swatter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}