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Webster 1913 Edition
Biter
Bit′er
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Biter
BI'TER
,Noun.
1.
One who cheats or defrauds.Definition 2025
biter
biter
English
Noun
biter (plural biters)
- Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites.
- Not all dogs are biters.
- (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.
Derived terms
- ankle-biter
- backbiter
- the biter bit
- nail biter
- pillar-biter
- pillow-biter
- toe biter
- wart-biter
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bite/
Etymology 1
Verb
biter
- (transitive, slang) Misspelling of bitter (“to understand”). (usually used in negative form and especially with rien).
Etymology 2
From bite.
Verb
biter
Synonyms
(humiliate, con, dupe):
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
biter
- someone who bites
Derived terms
- angstbiter
- grinebiter
Noun
biter m
- indefinite plural of bit
Verb
biter
- present tense of bite
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bitraz. Probably originally related to bītan (“to bite”). Cognate with Old Saxon bittar (Low German bitter), Dutch bitter, Old High German bittar (German bitter), Old Norse bitr (Swedish bitter, Icelandic bitur).
Pronunciation
Adjective
biter
- bitter (taste etc.)
- bitter, severe, painful, biting
- Ic [...] bitre breostceare gebiden hæbbe. I have endured bitter heart-pain. (The Seafarer)
Declension
| Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
| m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
| nominative | bit(e)ra | bit(e)re | bit(e)re | bit(e)ran | nom. | biter | bit(e)re | biter | bit(e)ra, -e | ||||
| accusative | bit(e)ran | bit(e)re | bit(e)ran | acc. | biterne | biter | bit(e)re | bit(e)re | biter | bit(e)ra, -e | |||
| genitive | bit(e)ran | biterra, bit(e)rena | gen. | bit(e)res | bit(e)res | biterre | biterra | ||||||
| dative | bit(e)ran | bit(e)rum | dat. | bit(e)rum | bit(e)rum | biterre | bit(e)rum | ||||||
| instrumental | bit(e)re | ||||||||||||
Descendants
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲidʲer/
Verb
·biter
- third-person plural future passive conjunct of benaid
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ·biter | ·biter pronounced with /-v(ʲ)-/ |
·mbiter |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǐter/
- Hyphenation: bi‧ter
Noun
bìter m (Cyrillic spelling бѝтер)
- bitter (a bitter drink)
Declension
Declension of biter
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | biter | biteri |
| genitive | bitera | bitera |
| dative | biteru | biterima |
| accusative | biter | bitere |
| vocative | biteru | biteri |
| locative | biteru | biterima |
| instrumental | biterom | biterima |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǐter/
- Hyphenation: bi‧ter
Adjective
bìter (Cyrillic spelling бѝтер)