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quitter^¹

/ˈkwɪ.tə/ UK

Sounds like quittor · Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)

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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”).

noun quittor · quitture

Jamaica, regional, uncountable Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus. Therfor Sathan [...] smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top; which Joob schauyde the quytere with a schelle, and sat in the dunghil.
alternative, uncountable Alternative spelling of quittor (“fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot”).
obsolete, uncountable Scoria of tin.

verb quitters · quittering · quittered · quittor · quitture

To suppurate; ooze with pus.

quitter^²

/ˈkwɪ.tə/ UK

Sounds like quittor · Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)

noun quitters

One who gives in. Winners never quit and quitters never win.
Similar: giver-upper
One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging. Quitters are winners! If you can't quit on the first try, hang in there and try to quit again!
archaic A leaver.
obsolete A deliverer.

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noun one who quits

Deutsch	Aufgeber, Feigling, Schlappschwanz

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@misc{quitter_2026,
  title = {quitter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quitter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}