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backbiter

Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.baɪt.ə(ɹ)/

The English word “backbiter” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.

Etymology

From Middle English bakbitere, bakbytere, bacbitere, equivalent to backbite + -er.

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