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”).
Agent Agent noun of bite: someone or something who bites or tends to bite.
Not all dogs are biters.
Careful—She's a biter!
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My dislike was reinforced in 2016 when researchers discovered that more than three-quarters of the domestic boars and 40 per cent of wild boars they examined had bite injuries to their penises. The photos are horrific. Just who the biters were remains a mystery, but I think something goes wrong when a fundamentally herbivorous creature acquires a taste for flesh.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 87:
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Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle 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.2007, John Shewey, On the Fly Guide to the Northwest, page 79:
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Figuratively A person who takes up an offer or request.
I put up some fliers for the org but didn't get any biters
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, SciencesIn compounds Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits.
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?1978, Product Engineering, volume 49, page unknown:
Didn't know it was an 8-biter first, cool. The ST Star Raiders is pretty cool - my fav one yet & worth any $5.1994 July 22, Jonathan T. Hunt, “ST Star Raiders”, in rec.games.video.atari (Usenet):