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

This was until Estevao intervened as the biters of early in the season were painfully bitten back.

From BBC

He used to be an infamous biter, but a few sessions at the Zoom Room, an indoor dog training gym, helped wean him off, said Alejandra Gonzalez, Franklin Bean’s owner.

From Los Angeles Times

"Not that the economy wasn't relevant in those times, but there were other huge things going on," he said, describing the current race as a "nail biter".

From BBC

Vector control officials in Southern California are starting to release sterilized male mosquitoes to combat the summertime onslaught of ankle biters.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was a nail biter,” says Jamie Rankin, an astrophysicist at Princeton University and Voyager’s deputy project scientist.

From Science Magazine