baiter

English

Etymology

bait +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

baiter (plural baiters)

1. Agent noun of bait; one who baits, as a fishhook.
   • 1853, Lorenzo Sabine, Thomas Corwin, Report on the Principal Fisheries of the American Seas, p. 183:

     The baiter stands amidships, with the bait-box outside the rail: with a tin pint nailed to a long handle he begins throwing out bait, while every man stands to his berth.

   • 1999, Sebastian Junger, The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea, page 52:

     The hook is easily big enough to pass through a man's hand, and if it catches some part of the baiter's body or clothing, he goes over the side with it.

   • 2005, Susan R. Playfair, Vanishing Species: Saving the Fish, Sacrificing the Fisherman, page 65:

     When baiting the hooks, the baiter also straightens any bent hooks, replaces worn or damaged ganglions or hooks, and untangles snarls in the line

2. (Internet, slang) A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages on a message board to elicit responses.

See also

• flamer
• troll

Anagrams

• barite, rebait, terbia, tiebar