biter
A fish that tends to take baitA fish that tends to take bait.
» My mom went collecting toe-biters.
Значення
значень: 7A fish that tends to take bait.
(переносно)A person who takes up an offer or request.
I put up some fliers for the org but didn't get any biters
someone who bites
A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
(сленг)One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop.
A zombie.
(у складних словах)Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits.
(застаріле)A cheat or fraudster.
Приклади
речень: 6My mom went collecting toe-biters.
That game was a real nail-biter!
Mary is a nail biter.
The biter bit.
The biter, bit.
Походження
From Middle English biter, bitere, equivalent to bite + -er. Cognate with West Frisian bitFrom Middle English biter, bitere, equivalent to bite + -er. Cognate with West Frisian biter (“biter”), Dutch bijter (“biter”), German Low German Bieter (“biter”), German Beißer (“biter”).
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