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
  • Some called them cowards; others opted for more colorful language.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026
  • There are always vultures circling, and always cowards caving.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of coward
Noun
  • Gibney shows the photogenic Stanford dropout’s evolution into a major celebrity and tech power broker, rubbing shoulders with world leaders.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Arthur Conti’s Billy is a high school dropout who works on a farm when not dealing drugs to partying high schoolers.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 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
  • No more information was given, but this could’ve been the bread and/or chicken wings the aforementioned flies treated like a backyard trampoline.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Southern essentials such as brisket, Nashville hot chicken and grits round out the menu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of chicken
Noun
  • The results suggest that the RTX Spark's gaming ambitions, while no slouch, are a welcome extra rather than a first-line reason to buy one of these machines.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Indians are no slouches on the defensive side either with Sedrick Marsh (Kansas State), linebacker Carmelo Clawson and safety JayQuan Snell (Texas A&M).
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 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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“Quitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitter. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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