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spitter

UK
/ˈspɪtə/
US
/ˈspɪtər/

Translations

spitternoun
spitters
pl
UK
/ˈspɪtə/
US
/ˈspɪtər/
The spitter in the crowd was quickly removed by security.
Le cracheur dans la foule a été rapidement expulsé par la sécurité.
spitballBase-ball.
The umpire suspected the veteran hurler of throwing a spitter in the late innings.
L’arbitre soupçonnait le lanceur vétéran d’avoir lancé un spitball dans les derniers innings.
Additional translations
cracheurSe dit notamment d’une personne qui crache souvent du jus de tabac.
Synonyms
saliva ejector
spitter
spitting image
spitfire

Definitions

spitternoun
A person or thing that spits.
The spitter in the crowd was quickly removed by security.
A person who habitually spits tobacco juice.
The old cowboy was known as a spitter, always with a wad of tobacco in his cheek.
A baseball pitch (spitball) on which the ball has been doctored with saliva or another substance to affect its flight.
The umpire suspected the veteran hurler of throwing a spitter in the late innings.
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