A rude and often brash person who may or may not be a criminal but only a minor criminal. May refer to someone who is traitorous.

This term comes from the actual act of biting plates, which can be a rude act especially if you are a guest in their house.
Hemsworth stole nearly ten pence from me, the platebiter!
by Sir Shillingsworth May 6, 2016
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