quitter
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪ.tə/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English quit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English quitter From quit + -er.
- One who quits, as:
“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
“Don't be a quitter — hang in there!”
- One who quits, as:
“Quitters are winners! If you can't quit on the first try, hang in there and try to quit again!”
- A leaver.
- A deliverer.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English quitter, from Anglo-Norman quiture, quyture et al., specialised use of quiture (“burn mark, burning”), from the participle stem of cuire (“to cook”), or from Latin coctura (“cooking”).
- To suppurate; ooze with pus.