noun
beamer
BEE-muh
noun
1
A device that projects images or video onto a screen; a projector.
"We hooked the laptop up to the beamer for the presentation."
2
In cricket, a fast delivery bowled (usually by accident) that reaches the batsman around head height without bouncing.
"The bowler was warned by the umpire after sending down a dangerous beamer."
3
Informal slang for a BMW car or motorcycle.
"He turned up in his dad's beamer."
How to Use Beamer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMostly used for a projector, though also British slang for a BMW and a cricket term for a dangerous high delivery.
UK vs US
"Beamer" for a projector is common in British and European English; American English usually just says "projector."
Word Forms
beamers plural, beamers plural, Beamers plural
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Etymology
From beam + -er — something that produces or projects a beam (of light, in the case of a projector).