# biter

/ˈbaɪtɝ/ (US) · /bˈaɪtɐ/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/biter
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

a person or animal that bites, like a dog or an insect that uses its teeth to hurt or hold you.

For teachers: a person or animal that bites, especially one that cuts or grips with the teeth.

## Examples

- That little dog is a playful biter.
- The shelter warns new owners that the rescue terrier is a nervous biter around strangers.
- Early critics dismissed him as a mere biter of older styles, yet his later work transformed those borrowed fragments into something distinctly original.

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