quitter

Meanings

Plural: quitters

Noun

a person who gives up too easily
Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
Alternative spelling of quittor (“fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot”).
Scoria of tin.
One who quits, as:
One who gives in.
One who quits, as:
One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging.
A leaver.
A deliverer.

Verb

To suppurate; ooze with pus.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

giver-upper

Scrabble Score: 16

quitter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
quitter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quitter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

quitter is a valid Words With Friends word