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Biter

//ˈbaɪtɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite. agent, form-of

    "Not all dogs are biters."

  2. 2
    Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits. in-compounds

    "The first microprocessor was a 4-bit device called the 4004. Today you can buy 1-bit machines, 4-biters, 8-biters, 12-biters and 16-biters. Which one should you buy, and why?"

  3. 3
    someone who bites wordnet
  4. 4
    A fish that tends to take bait.

    "She tried the same cast several times. I signaled her to switch flies. After two such changes we still couldn't move the fish. Some steelhead are biters; some are not."

  5. 5
    A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
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  1. 6
    One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop. slang
  2. 7
    A cheat or fraudster. obsolete
  3. 8
    A zombie.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

From bit + -er.

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