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the biter bit

the biter bit noun: a hurt person who has hurt others in the past.

Noun

the biter bit

  1. (UK) A hurt person who has hurt others in the past.
    • In a case of “the biter, bit”, ex-News of the World journalist, Andrea Vance, had her emails accessed and her movements tracked by the civil service.2013 August 6, Malcolm Wright, “Snooping scandal shows disconnect between ranks of civil service”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    • There was a bit of a Twitter storm recently after a bordeaux producer suggested that half the wine critics who rated the en primeur releases didn’t know their fundaments from their elbows. Well, fair enough, the biter bit and all that – chefs often have a go at restaurant critics, too.2018 July 6, Fiona Beckett, “Four wines that don't need to make a point”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of the biter bit

alternative formthe biter, bit
alternative formthe biter bitten

Origin of the biter bit

Ellipsis of the biter (is) bit.

Questions about the biter bit

What does the biter bit mean?
The biter bit means a hurt person who has hurt others in the past.
What part of speech is the biter bit?
The biter bit is a noun.

Words near the biter bit in the dictionary

  1. the bigger they come, the harder they fall
  2. The Bight
  3. the bigs
  4. the bill, please
  5. the birds and the bees
  6. the biter bit
  7. the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
  8. the boat
  9. the bogs
  10. the bomb
  11. the bomb diggity

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