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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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