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Noun: spitter  spi-tu(r)
  1. A person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
    "The baseball player was a notorious spitter, constantly expectorating on the field";
    - expectorator
     
  2. An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before they throw it
    "The umpire ejected the pitcher for throwing a spitter";
    - spitball [N. Amer]

Derived forms: spitters

Type of: actor, delivery, doer, pitch, worker

Encyclopedia: Spitter