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quitter

/ˈkwɪdər/
/ˈkwɪtə/
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Other forms: quitters

Definitions of quitter
  1. noun
    a person who gives up too easily
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    types:
    abdicator
    one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility
    dropout
    someone who quits school before graduation
    apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat
    a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
    type of:
Pronunciation
US
/ˈkwɪdər/
UK
/ˈkwɪtə/
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