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
  • But Coyote has hitched his hopes for the mammoth case upon a man who could only be called a coward.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of coward
Noun
  • According to the foundation, dropout rates eventually plummeted to 6% in Sevier County after the program was in place.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The project – selected for the Nordic Co-Production Market – sees an American dropout who tries to save her grandmother from dementia and accidentally triggers a zombie outbreak at a Norwegian nursing home.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropout
Noun
  • Paige is energetic, determined, and inquisitive where Kevin is defeatist, sad, and zhlubby.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Excess compound butter can be used to make garlic bread, to season a roast chicken or steak, or even to finish warm potatoes.
    — Claire Wadsworth, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • McDonald's and Burger King are both making big changes to the chicken offerings on their menus.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of chicken
Noun
  • Coincidentally, Hope and Possible Love are both on the South Korean Oscars shortlist, and though the former has the backing of International category heavyweight Neon, Possible Love comes from Netflix, no slouch either.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Softly structured with a hint of slouch, this is basically the blazer of my dreams.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 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
Definition of idler

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“Quitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitter. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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