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biter

[ bahy-ter ]
/ ˈbaɪ tər /
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noun

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.

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Origin of biter

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

Words nearby biter

bitemporal hemianopsia, bite off more than one can chew, bite one's nails, bite one's tongue, biteplate, biter, bite-size, bite someone's head off, bite the bullet, bite the dust, bite the hand that feeds you
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Words related to biter

taste, gulp, bite, piece, morsel, lad, boy, youngster, child

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