nibbler

nib·ble  (nbl)

v. nib·bled, nib·bling, nib·bles

v.tr.

1. To bite at gently and repeatedly.

2. To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels: nibble a cracker.

3. To wear away or diminish bit by bit: "If you start compromising too early . . . they nibble you to death" (People).

v.intr.

To take small or hesitant bites: fish nibbling at the bait.

n.

1. A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.

2. The act or an instance of nibbling.

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[Middle English nebyllen; akin to Low German nibbelen.]

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nibbler n.

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nibbler [ˈnɪblə]

n

1. a person, animal, or thing that nibbles

2. (Engineering / General Engineering) Engineering a tool that cuts sheet material by a series of small rapidly reciprocating cuts

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nibbler - a biter who takes dainty repeated bites biter - someone who bites