Meaning

1 senses

  1. One who spits.

    a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)

Origin

From expectorate + -or.

From expectorate + -or.

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Forms

plural: expectorators
Singularexpectorator
Pluralexpectorators

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a medicine promoting expectoration:expectorant
  • a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth):spitter

Word family

1 related words
Relatedexpectorate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
expectancyexpectantexpectationB2expedientexpediteC1
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