Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who gives up easily.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who quits.
- noun A deliverer.
- noun Matter flowing from a sore or wound.
- noun In farriery, a fistulous wound upon the quarters or the heel of the coronet, caused by treads, pricks in shoeing, corns, or other injuries which produce suppuration at the coronet or within the foot.
- noun Scoria of tin.
- To suppurate.
- noun One who quits or gives up in the face of difficulties; one who has not the courage or determination to finish what he undertakes to do.
- noun Specifically, a workman who has the habit of throwing up his job on slight pretenses.
- noun A young male fur-seal, old enough to enter the breeding grounds toward the close of the season, but not strong enough and bold enough to hold his ground when disturbed: he therefore quits his place.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who quits.
- noun obsolete A deliverer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Jamaica
Matter flowing from awound orsore ;pus . - noun A fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot resulting from bruises, pricks, or neglected corns.
- noun obsolete
Scoria oftin . - verb To
suppurate ;ooze withpus . - noun One who
quits . - noun obsolete A
deliverer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who gives up too easily
Etymologies
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Examples
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Actually, her being a quitter is my favorite thing about her.
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How about this hypocrisy … … a quitter is a quitter.
Think Progress » Will Obama Recess-Appoint Former TSA Nominee Erroll Southers? 2010
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But I would appeal to you all to avoid using the word quitter, which is a conclusory pejorative tell.
The Volokh Conspiracy » John Mark Reynolds on Sarah Palin 2009
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To be branded a quitter is a quick ticket to waivers.
A Beautiful Mind 2004
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To be branded a quitter is a quick ticket to waivers.
A Beautiful Mind 2004
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But at least he was not what he calls a quitter, and as more than once he had an intense desire to return to civilisation, he deserves much credit for carrying out his resolution.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 Various 1898
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Just the fact that 12% chose Palin-the-quitter is enough to make me giggle ...
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In translation, the handprompter quitter is dumb like rocks.
Think Progress » Jeb Bush: Sarah Palin lacks a ‘depth of understanding.’ 2010
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In a country where the likes of a W gets two terms and a quitter is regarded as some sort of viable expert, it is not surprising.
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When a loser and a quitter is put on a pedestal by an adoring public who value her looks more than her brains, you know we are all in deep, deep trouble as a nation .....
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