Meaning & use
biter
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a person or animal that bites, or, informally, someone who copies another person's ideas, style, or work without credit
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The vet warned that the rescue dog was a biter and needed a muzzle at first.
Fans accused the rapper of being a biter after his new single sounded just like an older song.
A note on using this word
The slang sense meaning 'plagiarist' or 'imitator' grew out of hip-hop culture, where 'biting' someone's style is considered a serious insult.
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copycatplagiarist
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