biter
One who gnashes
A biter is someone or something that bites.
The word appears in compounds: nail-biter, ankle-biter.
In slang, a biter is someone who copies another's style or work without credit—common in hip-hop and graffiti culture: He's a biter who stole my flow.
The phrase the biter bit describes someone harmed by their own scheme.
One who strikes first
- aggressorOne who initiates conflict
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- infantVery young child
- teethingFirst molars emerging
tantrum · chomper · nibbler · assailant · offender · culprit
Forceful tooth-on-tooth friction
- snarlingVocalized hostile warning
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- nibblerSmall-bite eater or metal cutter
- chewerOne who masticates
gnawer · predator · carnivore · fang · teeth · jaw · canines · incisors
Blood-feeding flying pest
- fleaBlood-drinking jumping pest
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- miteMinuscule arachnid parasite
- bedbugBlood-sucking mattress dweller
gnat · horsefly · chigger · sandfly · blackfly · sting · welt · itch
One who diminishes
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- satiristOne who mocks through wit
- snarkyMockingly critical in tone
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
acerbic · sharp-tongued · cutting · scathing · harsh · brutal · ruthless · merciless
Spiritual cause and effect
- backfireYield unintended consequences
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- consequenceResult of an action
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
poetic justice · comeuppance · revenge · retribution · boomerang · tables turned · bitter end
attacker
One who strikes first
teething · tantrum · chomper · nibbler · assailant · offender · culprit
gnashing
Forceful tooth-on-tooth friction
- snarlingVocalized hostile warning
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- nibblerSmall-bite eater or metal cutter
chewer · gnawer · predator · carnivore · fang · teeth · jaw · canines · incisors · muzzle
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
bedbug · gnat · horsefly · chigger · sandfly · blackfly · sting · welt · itch · swarm
detractor
One who diminishes
caustic · acerbic · sharp-tongued · cutting · scathing · harsh · brutal · ruthless · merciless · wit
karma
Spiritual cause and effect
- backfireYield unintended consequences
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- consequenceResult of an action
irony · poetic justice · comeuppance · revenge · retribution · boomerang · tables turned · bitter end
- little bitSmall quantity or degree
- a bitSmall amount modifier
- a little bitA small amount
- bit by bitIn small increments
- bite the dustFail or perish utterly
- mosquito biteInsect-caused itchy swelling
bit, bite, biting, bitten, bites, overbite, backbiting, underbite, backbiter