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# biter

noun (a biter, biters)

«biter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A biter is a person or animal that bites, or tends to bite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/#m1)
2. In fishing, a biter is a fish that takes the bait. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety it describes a dog, pet or toddler that bites: «Be careful, he's a biter». Phrase: «the biter bit» means someone who tried to trick others was tricked themselves.

### Examples

- Be careful with that hamster, it's a biter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/#x1)
- Our toddler was a biter at nursery but has stopped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/#x2)
- The dog wears a muzzle because he's a biter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/#x3)
- The cheeky trickster was caught in his own trick: the biter bit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/#x4)
- Mosquitoes are annoying biters on summer evenings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/#x5)
- The pet shop warned us that the parrot was a biter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/#x6)

### Note

From the verb «bite» (bite, bit, bitten) + -er. Plural: biters. Not to be confused with «bitter» (a sharp, unpleasant taste), which has double t.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «biter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«biter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/biter.html) on Mova free.