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beamer|ˈbiːmə(r)|
[f. beam n.1 + -er1.]
a. One who works with a beam; e.g. one who arranges yarn on the beam of the loom.
b. One who beams or smiles broadly.
c. in Cricket (see quot. 1961).
1857Dickens Dorrit II. xxxii. 603 The form of words which that benevolent beamer generally employed..‘everything had been satisfactory to all parties’. 1879Temple Bar LV. 453 You must find some one else to overlook the beamers. 1884Graham in U.P. Mag. July 350, Crofters, beamers, weavers, and traders came forward. 1893[see beam v. 3 b]. 1961F. C. Avis Sportsman's Gloss. 111/2 Beamer, a ball aimed high by the bowler, often to the height of the batsman's head. 1962Times 21 Mar. 4/3 Let us not confuse orthodox fast bowling with bouncers and beamers. |