spitter

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Etymology 1

From spit (“rod; skewer”) +‎ -er.

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Noun

spitter (plural spitters)

  1. One who puts meat on a spit.
  2. A young deer whose antlers are beginning to shoot or become sharp.
    Near-synonyms: brocket, knobber, knobbler, pricket
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Etymology 2

From spit (verb) +‎ -er.

Noun

spitter (plural spitters)

  2. Someone who spits.
    Fines will be issued to spitters who spit wantonly in public.
    • 2009, David T. Wong, Salivary Diagnostics, page 107:
      After the SARS outbreak in 2003, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan launched campaigns to discourage public spitting by issuing fines to public spitters.
    2. (vulgar) Someone who spits out semen during oral sex.
      Coordinate term: swallower
  4. (baseball) Synonym of spitball.
    Coach says no throwing any spitters.
  6. (herpetology, slang) Synonym of spitting cobra.
  8. An improvised and portable spittoon, typically a beverage bottle repurposed.
    with a spitter in the console of his Camaro
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