"baiter" meaning in English

See baiter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-baiter.ogg [Australia] Forms: baiters [plural]
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  1. Agent noun of bait; one who baits, as a fishhook. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: bait (extra: one who baits, as a fishhook)
    Sense id: en-baiter-en-noun-gszymjjC Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 78 22
  2. (Internet, slang) A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages on a message board to elicit responses. Tags: Internet, slang
    Sense id: en-baiter-en-noun-h5X3kL7u Categories (other): Internet
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bearbaiter, master baiter, race-baiter, red-baiter, scambaiter, shark baiter Related terms: flamer, troll

Inflected forms

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