'bait stealer' definitions:

Definition of 'bait stealer'

From: GCIDE
  • Cunner \Cun"ner\ (k[u^]n"n[~e]r), n. [Cf. Conner.] (Zool.) (a) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast ({Ctenolabrus adspersus}); -- called also chogset, burgall, {blue perch}, and bait stealer. [Written also conner.] (b) A small shellfish; the limpet or patella. [1913 Webster]