Definition of "swatter" []

• A fly swatter. (noun)
• Baseball A hard-hitting batter. (noun)

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• "He seemed to be working many hours each day to cause that to happen, (maybe "swatter" is right and he's on the take)."
• "No, my fellow humans, killing flies as fast as we can swing the swatter is not sustainable or humane … even if our efforts seem to do nothing to reduce the numbers of flies buzzing just about anywhere and everywhere we happen to be."
• "As someone standing on the doorstep looking for a good reason to enter the 'club', swatter is now gone."