battener

(ˈbætənə)

1. archaic someone who flourishes, grows fat, is strengthened

2. nautical someone who fastens (a hatch) with battens

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A 67-year-old German, Fritz Battener, and 62- year-old American, Robert Lond, were also held in the tourist resort of Pattaya following a joint operation between the UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and Thai police.

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A 67-year-old German man, Fritz Dieter Battener, and 62-year-oldAmerican Robert Roy Lond were also arrested in Pattaya following a joint operation between the UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and the Royal Thai Police.

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A 67-year-old German, Fritz Battener, and 62-year-old American, Robert Lond, were also held in the tourist resort of Pattaya following a joint operation between the UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and Thai police.