Phrase guide

carpet beater

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌkɑːpɪtˈbiːtə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

implement for beating dust out of carpets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rug beater

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beater

History

Etymology

From carpet + beater.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 除塵拍 /除尘拍 (chúchénpāi) — tool used in housecleaning
  • Dutch: mattenklopper — tool used in housecleaning
  • Esperanto: tapiŝobatilo — tool used in housecleaning
  • Finnish: mattopiiska — tool used in housecleaning
  • French: battoir à tapis — tool used in housecleaning
  • German: Teppichklopfer — tool used in housecleaning
  • Hungarian: szőnyegporoló — tool used in housecleaning
  • Italian: battipanni — tool used in housecleaning
  • Japanese: 布団叩き (futon hataki) — tool used in housecleaning
  • Polish: trzepaczka — tool used in housecleaning
  • Polish: trzepaczka do dywanów — tool used in housecleaning
  • Portuguese: batedor de tapete — tool used in housecleaning
  • Romanian: bătător — tool used in housecleaning
  • Russian: выбива́лка для ковро́в (vybiválka dlja kovróv) — tool used in housecleaning
  • Serbo-Croatian: klofer — tool used in housecleaning
  • Slovak: pracháč — tool used in housecleaning
  • Swedish: mattpiska — tool used in housecleaning