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spitballer

spitballer noun: a pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.

Noun

spitballer (plural spitballers)

  1. A pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.
  2. One who spitballs or informally discusses ideas.

Forms of spitballer

pluralspitballers

Origin of spitballer

From spitball + -er.

Questions about spitballer

What does spitballer mean?
Spitballer means a pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.
What part of speech is spitballer?
Spitballer is a noun.
What is the plural of spitballer?
The plural of spitballer is spitballers.

Words near spitballer in the dictionary

  1. spitalhouses
  2. Spitalny
  3. spitals
  4. spitball
  5. spitballed
  6. spitballer
  7. spitballers
  8. spitballing
  9. spitballs
  10. spitbox
  11. spitboxes

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