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.

Noun

(en noun)

A male or sometimes female attendant who or similar.

* , title=The Mirror and the Lamp

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* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

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  ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}

(literally) Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.

(obsolete) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.