gnawers
nounUK /ˈnɔː.əz/
US /ˈnɔː.ɚz/
Gnawers are animals that bite and chew on things over and over.
Mice and rats are gnawers that chew on wood and wires.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. People who keep worrying about something for a long time.
The constant gnawers at the meeting would not let the problem go.
3. Things that slowly wear away or eat into something.
The gnawers of rust were slowly eating the old bridge.
4. Animals like beavers and rats known for chewing through materials.
Beavers are famous gnawers that can cut down trees.