quitter

[ kwit-er ]

noun

1. a person who quits quits quit or gives up easily, especially in the face of some difficulty, danger, etc.

quitter

/ ˈkwɪtə /

noun

1. a person who gives up easily; defeatist, deserter, or shirker

Word History and Origins

Origin of quitter¹

First recorded in 1605–15; quit ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

We’ve been told our entire life that quitting is bad, that quitters never win and that quitters develop the habit of quitting.

From Outside Online

The largest increase in the number of quitters happened in Georgia, with 35,000 more people leaving their jobs.

From Washington Post

"The good people of Missouri nominated me, and I'm not a quitter," Akin told Huckabee.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Tyler issued a statement branding Clarke as a “weak-kneed quitter,” and repudiating him entirely.

From Project Gutenberg

But a girl who allows herself to take this attitude is a "quitter," and doesn't know the first principles of playing the game.

From Project Gutenberg

Quitter, kwit′ėr, n. a fistulous sore on the quarters or the heel of the coronet of a horse's hoof.

From Project Gutenberg

And yet, if he wasn't a quitter, what was the matter with him?

From Project Gutenberg

"I knew youse couldn't be a quitter and John Beaudry's son," he continued.

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