spitter

/ˈspɪdər/
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Other forms: spitters

Definitions of spitter
  1. noun
    a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
    synonyms: expectorator
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    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
  2. noun
    an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
    synonyms: spitball
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    type of:
    delivery, pitch
    (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
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