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Baiter vs Baxter - What's the difference?

baiter | baxter |

As nouns the difference between baiter and baxter

is that baiter is agent noun of bait; one who baits, as with a fishhook while baxter is (obsolete|uk|scotland) a baker; originally, a female baker.

baiter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Agent noun of bait; one who baits, as with 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 , , The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea , p. 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 , p. 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
  • (Internet, slang) A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages on a message board to elicit responses.
  • See also

    * flamer * troll

    Anagrams

    * * * English agent nouns

    baxter

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
  • transferred from the surname.