English Explanatory Dictionary

biter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite.
  2. A fish that tends to take bait.
  3. A person who takes up an offer or request.
  4. A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
  5. One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop.
  6. A cheat or fraudster.
  7. A zombie.
noun
  1. Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪtɚ/ /ˈbaɪtə/ En-au-biter.ogg

Word forms

biter biters

Etymology

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”).

Related words

bitter byter

Derived words

ankle biter ankle-biter backbiter back biter crib-biter cross-biter day-biter leg biter nail-biter nail biter neckbiter night-biter night biter ox-biter pillar-biter pillow-biter sheep-biter the biter bit toe-biter toe biter tyre biter wart-biter
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