spitter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
    expectorator.
  2. noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
    spitball.

WordNet

Spit"ter noun
Etymology
See Spit to eject from the mouth.
Definitions
  1. One who ejects saliva from the mouth.
Spit"ter noun
Etymology
See Spit an iron prong.
Definitions
  1. One who puts meat on a spit.
  2. (Zoöl.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.

Webster 1913