Noun: spitter spi-tu(r)
- A person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
"The baseball player was a notorious spitter, constantly expectorating on the field";
- expectorator
- 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