expectorator

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noun

One who spits.

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spitterexpectorant
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Meanings

nounexpectorator (plural expectorators)

plural expectorators

  1. One who spits.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)

Similar
spitter
Broader
actordoerworker

nouna medicine promoting expectoration

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expectorant
Broader
medicinemedicationmedicament
Also see
expectorantspitter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From expectorate + -or.

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Cite this entry
APA

expectorator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expectorator

MLA

“expectorator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expectorator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expectorator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expectorator.

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