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SPITTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
Synonyms:
spitball; spitter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spitter" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
Synonyms:
expectorator; spitter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spitter" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
spit (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth)
