1
as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
I try to ignore the rude comments baiters leave on the website
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2
as in seducer
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire
my sister is quite the mischievous baiter, always offering candy even though she knows I'm on a diet
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Recent Examples of baiter
The former quarterback turned race-baiter, who shamed his White parents who adopted him.
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Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Control of the criminal term was ceded to the race-baiters and radical left in an act of political mollification.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Rage baiters, in short, reflect the dark side of the attention economy.
—Roger J. Kreuz, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Judging by the public reaction, this was only the endgame for the royal race-baiters.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For many Democrats, however, Kirk was an offensive rage-baiter and the face of the MAGA movement's combative style.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Control of the criminal term was ceded to the race-baiters and radical left in an act of political mollification.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Rage baiters, in short, reflect the dark side of the attention economy.
—Roger J. Kreuz, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Judging by the public reaction, this was only the endgame for the royal race-baiters.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For many Democrats, however, Kirk was an offensive rage-baiter and the face of the MAGA movement's combative style.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baiter
Noun
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It’s been 28 years since their last appearance, but the older fans remember the feeling of heady optimism, an occasional tease of excitement and then crushing disappointment.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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His season ends with a heart attack, mirroring his father’s cause of death — and a major tease for his story continuation in the One Golden Summer novel.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Still, the star did not name her harassers.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else.—
Briana Mascaro,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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There are also entertaining recollections of how Cameron joined the band (after Thayil saved him from a Scientologist solicitor) and how Shepherd was especially coveted by Cornell because the bassist was from Bainbridge, Washington, just like Cornell’s beloved roommate Andy Wood.—
Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
9 June 2026
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Review your shareholder agreement with a corporate solicitor.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended up helping the federal government make their case.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Pedro Báez joined the Los Angeles pen in 2014 and assumed the role of Goldschmidt’s primary tormentor.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Prosecutors say Wilburn was traveling about 100 mph on Cherry Valley Boulevard with lights and sirens activated, responding to a report of a shooting.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Be prepared for Tropical Storm Arthur Cherokee County and its maintenance vendor have been working to resolve an outage affecting all 58 outdoor warning sirens.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Baiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baiter. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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