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EXPECTORATOR

• EXPECTORATOR (noun)
The noun EXPECTORATOR has 2 senses:

1. a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
2. a medicine promoting expectoration

Familiarity information: EXPECTORATOR used as a noun is rare.

• EXPECTORATOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

expectorator; spitter

Hypernyms ("expectorator" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A medicine promoting expectoration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

expectorant; expectorator

Hypernyms ("expectorator" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expectorator"):

Robitussin (trade name of an expectorant that loosens phlegm and makes it easier to cough up)

"To kill two birds with one stone."
(English proverb)
"The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs."
(Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"People follow the ways of their kings."
(Arabic proverb)
"Be patient with a bad neighbor. Maybe he’ll leave or a disaster will take him out."
(Egyptian proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of mortal
Pronunciation of somebody
Definition of medicament
Pronunciation of medication
Definition of medicine

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