quitter

alternative quittor · alternative obsolete quitture

1. JamaicaregionaluncountableMatter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.

   Therfor Sathan [...] smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top; which Joob schauyde the quytere with a schelle, and sat in the dunghil.

   1395, John Wycliffe, Bible, Job II

2. alternativeuncountablefarrieryAlternative spelling of quittor (“fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot”).
3. obsoleteuncountableScoria of tin.

present singular third person quitters · participle present quittering · participle past quittered · past quittered · alternative quittor · alternative obsolete quitture

1. To suppurate; ooze with pus.

plural quitters

1. One who quits, as:
   1. One who gives in.

      Don't be a quitter — hang in there!

      3 more examples

      Winners never quit and quitters never win.

      I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first.

      1974 August 8, Richard Nixon, 2:00 from the start, in Richard Nixon's resignation speech, CBSN

      Well, they underestimated Hartlepool, and they underestimated me because I am a fighter and not a quitter!

      2001, Peter Mandelson, 4:14 from the start, in 2001 victory speech, ITV

      Synonyms: giver-upper

   2. One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging.

      Quitters are winners! If you can't quit on the first try, hang in there and try to quit again!

2. archaicA leaver.
3. obsoleteA deliverer.