quitters

noun

plural of quitter
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as in defeatists

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as in dropouts

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  1. defeatists
  2. dropouts
  3. cowards
  4. loafers
  5. sissies
  6. chickens
Noun
  • 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 defeatists
Noun
  • Reasons for the increase in dropouts Baltimore City Schools says the dropout rate is seeing a spike because of the COVID pandemic, adding that students who began high school during the pandemic were not receiving as many wrap around services through virtual learning.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of dropouts
Noun
  • There are always vultures circling, and always cowards caving.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • To me, moral cowards are those leaders around the world who refuse to sit down and negotiate a just and lasting peace.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cowards
Noun
  • On the footwear front, models tend to favor options that can easily take them from show to show, like sneakers, loafers, and boots.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Gavras, meanwhile, wore a white suit beneath a long black coat for Friday’s gala, finishing his outfit with black leather loafers featuring metal hardware.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of loafers
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  • Until the 19th century, most Westerners, including European royalty, ate with their knives (and considered Italians to be sissies for using forks).
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The irony is that a minority once viewed as filled with sissies and losers is now portrayed as filled with bullies and power brokers, and straight people, especially men, seem to perceive themselves as the weak and afraid ones.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of sissies
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  • Customers can choose from Korean-style short ribs, beef shank, whole fish on ice, a variety of shellfish, goat meat, silkie chickens, squab, woodland duckling and specialty pork cuts.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Her family planned to ride out the storm at home, roughly a half-mile from shore, sheltering indoors alongside their flock of chickens.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of chickens
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