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.
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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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It found that when MV Biter began to manoeuvre behind the Hebridean Princess the ship’s speed exceeded industry guidelines.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
I played with this guy Jesse Biter in Hawaii.
From Golf Digest • May 22, 2018
Can we get by with 9½- or 10-foot lanes?” said Biter, the Florida transportation official.
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
"A man must have some name, is that not so? Biter cannot speak and Biter cannot write, yet his teeth are very sharp, so a man calls him Biter and he smiles. Are you charmed?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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