spitter
/ˈspɪtə
/noun
1A person who spits.There used to be notices against expectorating in public places, though how many accomplished spitters understood them in order to obey can only be guessed....
- The new amendment increased the heaviest fine for spitting in public from 50 yuan to 200 yuan, which has substantially reduced the number of public spitters.
- The Chennai Corporation has already asked its Assistant Health Officers and Sanitary Inspectors to crack down on smokers and spitters in public places.
2 another term for spitball (sense 2 of the noun).A lot of the guys that worked there chewed all day long and got in trouble for leaving their spitters on the shelves where they would often get knocked over.
Rhymes
- slip-carriage
- slipcase
- slip-cast
- slip casting
- slip-coach
- slipcover
- slip form
- slip-joint pliers
- slip knot
- slip of the pen (or the tongue)
- slip-on
- slip (or fall) through the cracks
- slip (or fall) through the net
- slip out
- slipover
- slip-over
- slippage
- slip panel
- slipped
- slipped disc
- slipper
- slipper bath
- slippered
- slipperette
- slipper flower