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quitters

quitters is the plural of quitter.

Meaning of quitter

Noun (1)

quitter (uncountable)

  1. (Jamaica, regional) Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
    • Therfor Sathan [...] smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top; which Joob schauyde the quytere with a schelle, and sat in the dunghil.1395, John Wycliffe, Bible, Job II
  2. (obsolete) Scoria of tin.

Noun (2)

quitter (plural quitters)

  1. One who gives in.
    • Winners never quit and quitters never win.
    Synonyms:
    giver-upper
  2. One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging.
    • Quitters are winners! If you can't quit on the first try, hang in there and try to quit again!
  3. (archaic) A leaver.
  4. (obsolete) A deliverer.

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Phrases with quitters

Questions about quitters

What is quitters the plural of?
Quitters is the plural of quitter.

Words near quitters in the dictionary

  1. quitter
  2. Quitter's Day
  3. Quitter's Days
  4. quittered
  5. quittering
  6. quitters
  7. quittest
  8. quitteth
  9. quittin'
  10. quitting
  11. quitting scores

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