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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.
One who bites; that which bites; a fish apt to take bait.
1.
One who cheats or defrauds.

Definition 2024


biter

biter

English

Noun

biter (plural biters)

  1. Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites.
    Not all dogs are biters.
  2. (curling) A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
  3. (slang) One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop.

Derived terms

Anagrams


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bite/

Etymology 1

Verb

biter

  1. (transitive, slang) Misspelling of bitter (to understand). (usually used in negative form and especially with rien).

Etymology 2

From bite.

Verb

biter

  1. to humiliate, con, dupe, deceive
    Oh putain, il m’a bien bité.
    Oh ****, he got me good.
Synonyms

(humiliate, con, dupe):


Gallo

Verb

biter

  1. to touch

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bite (to bite) + -er

Noun

biter

  1. someone who bites

Derived terms

Noun

biter m

  1. indefinite plural of bit

Verb

biter

  1. 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

  1. bitter (taste etc.)
  2. 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

  1. 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

From English bitter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǐter/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ter

Noun

bìter m (Cyrillic spelling бѝтер)

  1. bitter (a bitter drink)
Declension

Etymology 2

From German bitter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǐter/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ter

Adjective

bìter (Cyrillic spelling бѝтер)

  1. bitter, sour (of taste)

References

  • biter” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • biter” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Verb

biter

  1. present tense of bita.

Turkish

Verb

biter

  1. third-person singular present simple indicative positive of bitmek