biter
Americannoun
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a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously.
That dog is a biter.
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Chiefly Chesapeake Bay. the larger claw of a crab.
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Obsolete. a cheat; swindler; fraud.
Etymology
Origin of biter
A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bite, -er 1
Example Sentences
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George Taft, 65, and Ian Catterson, 73, drowned in February last year when MV Biter capsized while assisting the Hebridean Princess cruise ship.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
I played with this guy Jesse Biter in Hawaii.
From Golf Digest • May 22, 2018
“We’re designing infrastructure today with life expectancies of 50, 80, even 100 years into the future,” Biter said.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2015
Hurst and his partner, Detective John Biter, investigate human trafficking in Lake County and also work closely with the FBI’s Merrillville office and U.S.
From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2015
Biter rode ponderously beside him on a destrier that looked ready to collapse under his weight.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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