wifebeater noun3 •One who (usually as a repeated practice) beats his wife, or a husband prone to violence. •(informal, offensive) A type of sleeveless shirt, often but not exclusively worn as an undershirt.[A]s I walked down the bustling street toward campus with my friends, he came out of nowhere and gave me a pick-up line only a wifebeater guy could muster. — 1998 •(UK, informal) Stella Artois, a brand of lager beer.And then we were walking back alleys, trudging through the drifts of chip papers, the bottles and empty cans of wifebeater[…] — 2005 formswifebeaters