biter

[ bahy-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously: That dog is a biter.

  2. Chiefly Chesapeake Bay. the larger claw of a crab.

  1. Obsolete. a cheat; swindler; fraud.

Origin of biter

1
A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bite, -er1

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