spitter

¹

[spit-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that spits. spit.

2. Baseball.,  spitball.

spitter

²

[spit-er]

noun

1. brocket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spitter¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; spit ¹, -er ¹

Origin of spitter²

First recorded in 1555–65; spit ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Unlike a few of the seedling apples we’d tasted—some of which foragers evocatively call “spitters”—this was fruit I’d cut up to serve with thick slices of cheddar.

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Otherwise known as “spitters,” they do exactly that — spit water at guests in boats.

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“Don’t forget to watch out for the goo spitters.”

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When no one laughed, she explained, "Camels are known to be big spitters. I read it in a book at school."

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In one incident, a woman driver was spit on, and the windshield of the spitter’s truck was bashed in by a garden hoe.

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