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spit·ter

(spĭt′ər)

1. One that spits: a spitter of invective.

2. Baseball See spitball.

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spit•ter

(ˈspɪt ər)

n.

one that spits.

[1350–1400]

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Noun	1.	spitter - a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) expectorator individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	spitter - an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it spitball pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

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