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backbiters

Main Entry:: back·bite
Pronunciation:: \-ˌbīt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: back·bit; back·bit·ten; back·bit·ing
Date:: 12th century

transitive verb : to say mean or spiteful things about (as one not present) intransitive verb : to backbite a person

— back·bit·er noun

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