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backbiter
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n 1: one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or
libel [syn: defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier,
libeler, backbiter, traducer]
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better
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adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent
manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a
greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed
better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows
best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best]
adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same
class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or
desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than
another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a
better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a
better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a
better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
[ant: worse]
2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or
fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant:
worse, worsened]
3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more
advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to
speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to
respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)]
4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a
change for the better"
2: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer,
punter]
3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man
has been kept in his place by his betters"
4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of
the two"
v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record";
"break a record" [syn: better, break]
2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his
changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate,
meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate,
worsen]
3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant:
decline, worsen]
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biter
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n 1: someone who bites
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blighter
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n 1: a persistently annoying person [syn: pest, blighter,
cuss, pesterer, gadfly]
2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at
the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" [syn:
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
blighter, cuss, bloke]
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bullfighter
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n 1: someone who fights bulls [syn: bullfighter, toreador]
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copywriter
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n 1: a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy
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fighter
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n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant,
battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
2: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy
enemy aircraft in the air [syn: fighter, fighter
aircraft, attack aircraft]
3: someone who fights for a cause [syn: champion, fighter,
hero, paladin]
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lighter
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n 1: a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire [syn:
igniter, ignitor, lighter]
2: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;
"do you have a light?" [syn: lighter, light, igniter,
ignitor]
3: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on
canals) [syn: barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter]
v 1: transport in a flatbottom boat
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mitre
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n 1: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled
at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn:
miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre]
2: the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint
is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the
joint" [syn: miter, mitre]
3: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
[syn: miter, mitre]
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overnighter
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n 1: a guest who stays overnight
2: a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for
staying overnight [syn: overnighter, overnight bag,
overnight case]
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titre
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n 1: the concentration of a solution as determined by titration
[syn: titer, titre]
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writer
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n 1: writes (books or stories or articles or the like)
professionally (for pay) [syn: writer, author]
2: a person who is able to write and has written something
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titer
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n 1: the concentration of a solution as determined by titration
[syn: titer, titre]
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biker
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braillewriter
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brighter
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tighter
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whiter
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kreiter
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schneiter
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sluyter
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slyter
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beiter
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ghost-writer
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