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biter

The origin and history of biter.

Etymology

Comes from Middle English biter, bitere, equivalent to bite + -er. It is cognate with West Frisian biter (“biter”), Dutch bijter (“biter”), German Low German Bieter (“biter”), and German Beißer (“biter”).

Origin: Middle English

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