quitter

noun

Definition of quitternext
1
as in coward

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2
as in dropout

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Recent Examples of quitter Now the Dolphins were being called quitters and tankers -- players who had given up on their coaches, their season and themselves. — Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025 But Salah, who travelled several hours a day just to reach training as a youngster, is no quitter. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 Alas, the thing about being a true fan is, no quitters allowed. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter. — EW.com, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for quitter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quitter
  1. coward
  2. dropout
  3. defeatist
  4. sluggard
  5. chicken
  6. slouch
  7. craven
  8. idler
Noun
  • That’s the sign of a true coward.
    — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • Fishback showed up at a Donalds campaign event in Lake City on Saturday with a bunch of supporters, shouting through a bullhorn that Donalds was a coward for not debating him and telling him to go back to New York, a reference to Donalds’ childhood in Brooklyn.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Definition of coward
Noun
  • But that doesn’t explain the dropout rate noticed by Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Emily was already the guiltiest college dropout in all of Western Canada.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of dropout
Noun
  • Frank was trying to set realistic expectations for the season, but made comments that were interpreted as defeatist.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of defeatist
Noun
  • Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 July 2019
  • Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Definition of sluggard
Noun
  • The lineup also includes yakisoba served with crispy dumplings, a Taiwanese chicken sandwich and sizzling pot stickers.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Practical options include grilled chicken and turkey burgers.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of chicken
Noun
  • Mark himself was no slouch in either arena, leading major wins for the Bruins over his tenure and leaving with a 17-5 record.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • This slouch in productivity, in turn, can largely be credited to Europe’s aging population.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of slouch
Noun
  • This measure is a craven, deceptive, regressive, and destructive push to gut local control and services, and hand power to a barely accountable central government in Tallahassee.
    — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
  • In 2024, The Onion purchased Infowars, the conspiracy website born of the craven lunatic/Sandy Hook shooting denier Alex Jones.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of craven
Noun
  • Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.
    — Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023
  • This represents the loss of an idea of what the capital should represent, the removal of a place that was an idler’s haven.
    — Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022
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