Alternative form of backbiter

Alternative spelling of nail biter

(derogatory or humorous) A homosexual man.

(slang) A small child. / (slang) A small dog, especially a poorly-behaved one. / (slang) A relatively minor, irritating problem or task.

A hypocrite, especially a religious hypocrite

A bush-cricket, Decticus verrucivorus, once used to bite off warts from the skin

(obsolete) A sheepdog that worries (chases or attacks) sheep. / (obsolete, figuratively, derogatory) A contemptible person, expecially one who practices petty thefts.

(UK derogatory slang) A police officer.

(idiomatic, Britain, dated) A hurt person who has hurt others in the past.

(US) A large aquatic true bug with pincer-like front legs, Lethocerus americanus / (US) Any other insect in the family Belastomatidae