noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbæ.təl.dɔː/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbæ.tɫ̩.dɔː/
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General-American:/ˈbæ.tɫ̩.dɔɹ/
rhymes with -ɔː
1
noun
Meaning 1
A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The racket used in this game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an ancient racket game
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: battledore and shuttlecock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: badminton
6
noun
Meaning 6
a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: badminton racket, badminton racquet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: racket, racquet
History
Etymology
From Middle English batildore, batylledore, batildure, batyldoure, batyndore, probably as a blend of Middle English betel (“bat, club”) and Old Occitan batedor (“beater, bat”).
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
German:
Federballschläger
— The racket used in this game
Polish:
rakietka
— The racket used in this game
Arabic:
مِدَقّ
(midaqq)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Arabic:
مِدَقَّة
(midaqqa)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Arabic:
مِكْبَس
(mikbas)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Arabic:
كُذِين
(kuḏīn)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Arabic:
بَيْزَر
(bayzar)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Arabic:
بَيْذَر
(bayḏar)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Arabic:
بَيْزَارَة
(bayzāra)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Arabic:
وَبِيل
(wabīl)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Arabic:
مِكْمَدَة
(mikmada)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Azerbaijani:
toxmaq
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Basque:
lixiba-pala
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Breton:
golvazh
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Catalan:
pala de rentar
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Catalan:
picador
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Dutch:
wasklopper
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Estonian:
kurikas
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Finnish:
pyykkikarttu
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Finnish:
pesukarttu
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Finnish:
karttu
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
French:
battoir
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
German:
Bleuel
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
German:
Wäschebleuel
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
German:
Waschbleuel
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Greek:
κόπανος
(kópanos)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Italian:
mestola
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Northern Kurdish:
şûnik
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Latin:
tudes fullōnis
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Latin:
tudes fullōnum
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Lithuanian:
kultuvė
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Luxembourgish:
Bleil
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Luxembourgish:
Blëll
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Norwegian Bokmål:
banketre
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Persian:
کدین
(kodin)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Persian:
کدنگ
(kodang)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Polish:
kijanka
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Russian:
валёк
(valjók)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Spanish:
pala de lavar
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Spanish:
moza
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Swedish:
klappträ
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Swedish:
klappbräda
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Ukrainian:
пра́ник
(prányk)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Ukrainian:
прач
(prač)
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Welsh:
golchbren
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
Welsh:
golchffon
— bat or beetle for washing clothes
