noun
- a venomous snake with long, hollow fangs
- a spiteful or treacherous person
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The hiker was careful to avoid the viper coiled on the trail.
- Russell’s viper is one of the most dangerous snakes in Asia.
- She kept antivenin in case of a viper bite.
- The gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake.
- He turned out to be a viper who betrayed his closest friends.
- Don’t trust her – she’s a viper in disguise.
- The politician called his opponent a viper for spreading lies.