BITER

biter

(noun) someone who bites

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biter (plural biters)

Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites.

(fishing) A fish that tends to take bait.

(curling) A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.

(slang) One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop.

(obsolete) A cheat or fraudster.

(fiction) A zombie.

Anagrams

• Berti, Breit, Tiber, rebit, tribe

Source: Wiktionary


Bit"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish. "Great barkers are no biters." Camden.

2. One who cheats; a sharper. [Colloq.] Spectator.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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