Definition of BITER

biter

Meanings

Plural: biters

Noun

  • someone who bites
  • Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite.
  • A fish that tends to take bait.
  • A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
  • One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop.
  • A cheat or fraudster.
  • A zombie.
  • Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 7

biter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
biter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
biter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

biter is a valid Words With Friends word