英和和英

名詞

beater-upper (複数形 beater-uppers)

1. One who beats people up.
   • 1941 August 11, “Barrymore Beaten Up While Working For His Creditors”, St. Petersburg Times:

     Yesterday he was doing just that by submitting to a thorough beating up at the hands of Miss Lupe Velez, who's probably the best beater-upper of either sex in Hollywood.

   • 1965, Hearings [Agriculture dept.]^[1]:

     These are the muggers and beater-uppers, and car thieves and burglars and rapists, assaulters, and so on.

   • 1985 May 27, “A pug and a gentleman”, The Sydney Morning Herald:

     […] and, in the best sporting tradition, the Gordon player gratefully helped his beater-upper back to his feet.