backbiter
English
noun
Definitions
- A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bakbitere affix from English backbite.
Origin
English
backbite
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Cognates and derived terms
- backbite English
- backbiting English
- bite English
- bakbiten Middle English
- bakbitere Middle English