noun · rare

biter

biter · biters

A fish that tends to take baitA fish that tends to take bait.

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UK/ˈbaɪtə/US/ˈbaɪtɚ/

» My mom went collecting toe-biters.

Meaning

7 senses

A fish that tends to take bait.
(figuratively)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.
(slang)One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop.
A zombie.
(in compounds)Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits.
(obsolete)A cheat or fraudster.

Examples

6 sentences

My mom went collecting toe-biters.
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That game was a real nail-biter!
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Mary is a nail biter.
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The biter bit.
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The biter, bit.
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Origin

From Middle English biter, bitere, equivalent to bite + -er. Cognate with West Frisian bit

From 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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