biter

American  

[bahy-ter] / ˈbaɪ tər /

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.

3. Obsolete. a cheat; swindler; fraud.

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Etymology

Origin of biter

A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; bite, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Aedes aegypti, the yellow-fever mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, both of which are found in the United States, tend to breed in water-filled containers and are “ferocious mammal biters,” Brown said.

From Washington Post

These insects were not biters or crop killers.

From New York Times

Andy Argo, a leader with the Greater Kalamazoo Renters Union, promoted the millage increase and said it was a “real nail biter” waiting for all the votes to come in.

From Washington Post

While it’s a big biter, the new mosquito may be more limited a threat than the Zika and Dengue-carrying Aedes aegypti, which is highly adapted to urban areas.

From Washington Post

“It was a nail biter, for sure. We were a broad coalition of downtown residents, preservationists, visitors to the market. We had over 90,000 sign our Change.org petition.”

From Seattle Times