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baiter

bait
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [beyt]
    • /beɪt/
    • /ˈbeɪtə /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beyt]
    • /beɪt/

Definitions of baiter word

  • noun baiter someone who baits or teases 3
  • noun baiter food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. 1
  • noun baiter a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. 1
  • noun baiter an allurement; enticement: Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. 1
  • noun baiter an object for pulling molten or liquefied material, as glass, from a vat or the like by adhesion. 1
  • noun baiter South Midland and Southern U.S. a large or sufficient quantity or amount: He fetched a good bait of wood. an excessive quantity or amount. 1

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Origin of baiter

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English bait, beit (noun), baiten (v.) < Old Norse, probably reflecting both beita to pasture, hunt, chase with dogs or hawks (ultimately causative of bíta to bite; cf. bate3) and beita fish bait

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Parts of speech for Baiter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

baiter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

baiter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for baiter

noun baiter

  • pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
  • persecutor — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

Top questions with baiter

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