biter

[ bahy-ter ]

/ ˈbaɪ tər /

a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously: That dog is a biter.

Chiefly Chesapeake Bay. the larger claw of a crab.

Obsolete. a cheat; swindler; fraud.

Nearby words

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

Indras, as an ant, is the wounder, the biter of the serpent.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II)|Angelo de Gubernatis
Ugly as the situation is, I like to think of this biting of the biter.
Highways & Byways in Sussex|E.V. Lucas
The Biter; an attempt at Comedy, by Rowe, which was received with that contempt which it well deserved.
Notes and Queries, Number 175, March 5, 1853|Various
Dahaka means in Zend "biting," or "the biter," and is etymo-logically connected with the Greek.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media|George Rawlinson

Another little incident showed how the biter may sometimes get bitten himself.
The Life and Adventures of Ben Hogan, the Wickedest Man in the World|Benedict Hogan