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Definition of Quitter
1. Noun. A person who gives up too easily.
Specialized synonyms: Abdicator, Dropout, Apostate, Deserter, Ratter, Recreant, Renegade, Turncoat
Derivative terms: Quit
Definition of Quitter
1. n. One who quits.
Definition of Quitter
1. Noun. (context: now rare Jamaica) Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus. ¹
2. Noun. (context: farriery) A fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot resulting from bruises, pricks, or neglected corns. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) Scoria of tin. ¹
4. Verb. To suppurate; ooze with pus. ¹
5. Noun. One who quits. ¹
6. Noun. (obsolete) A deliverer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quitter
1. one that quits [n -S] - See also: quits
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quitter
Literary usage of Quitter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1906)
"I 'm afraid the youngster is going to turn out a quitter. ... If a quitter is to
wish to quit, to play no more this accur-r-sed game, ..."
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