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Noun: expectorator  ek'spek-tu,rey-tu(r) or ik'spek-tu,rey-tu(r)
  1. A person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
    "Signs warned expectorators of hefty fines";
    - spitter
     
  2. A medicine promoting expectoration
    "The pharmacist recommended an expectorator for his chest congestion";
    - expectorant

Derived forms: expectorators

Type of: actor, doer, med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, worker