swatter

noun

swat·​ter ˈswä-tər How to pronounce swatter (audio)
: one that swats
especially : flyswatter

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Chasing them around with a fly swatter isn’t likely to work. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025 Off the bench came, among many others, a 6-foot-11 shot-swatter from Senegal. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026 Oi also suggests keeping sanitizing wipes handy to wipe down the swatter and the surface where the fly was smashed. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 June 2026 Experts agree that stronger laws, harsher penalties and better technology to track swatters are needed. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swatter

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of swatter was in 1888

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“Swatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swatter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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