"shark baiter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-shark baiter.ogg [Australia] Forms: shark baiters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shark baiter (plural shark baiters)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shark, baiter.
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  2. (Australia, colloquial) A lone swimmer or surfer far from shore; shark bait. Tags: Australia, colloquial
    Sense id: en-shark_baiter-en-noun-VjKYczBp Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

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