biter
[ bahy-ter ]
/ ˈbaɪ tər /
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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