SPITTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does spitter mean? • SPITTER (noun)
The noun SPITTER has 2 senses:
1. a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
2. an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
Familiarity information: SPITTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPITTER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
expectorator; spitter
Hypernyms ("spitter" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Meaning:
An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
spitball; spitter
Hypernyms ("spitter" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
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