"backbiter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbæk.baɪt.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈbæk.baɪt.ɚ/ [US], [ˈbæk.baɪɾ.ɚ] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-backbiter.wav Forms: backbiters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bakbitere, bakbytere, bacbitere, equivalent to backbite + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bakbitere}} Middle English bakbitere, {{af|en|backbite|-er|id2=agent noun}} backbite + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} backbiter (plural backbiters)
  1. A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing. Categories (topical): People Related terms: back, backbite, backbiting, backstab, bite, biter

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