quit·ter

quit·ter
/ˈkwıtɚ/ noun, pl -ters [count]
informal + disapproving : a person who easily gives up or stops doing something : a person who quits

Don't be a quitter. I know you can do it.


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  • quit|ter — «KWIHT uhr», noun. Informal. 1. a person who shirks or gives up too easily. SYNONYM(S): shirker. 2. a person who gives up too easily; coward. ╂[American English < quit1, verb + er1] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • quitter — quit|ter [ˈkwıtə US ər] n informal someone who does not have the determination or courage to finish something that is difficult …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quitter — quit|ter [ kwıtər ] noun count INFORMAL someone who is likely to stop trying if they have problems or are not successful immediately …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • quitter — quit•ter [[t]ˈkwɪt ər[/t]] n. a person who quits or gives up easily …   From formal English to slang

  • acquit — ac•quit [[t]əˈkwɪt[/t]] v. t. quit•ted, quit•ting 1) law to declare not guilty of a crime or offense; release from a charge 2) to bear or conduct (oneself); behave 3) to release (a person) from an obligation 4) to settle or satisfy (a debt, claim …   From formal English to slang

  • Acquitter — Ac*quit ter, n. One who acquits or releases. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quitter — Quit ter (kw[i^]t t[ e]r), n. 1. One who quits. [1913 Webster] 2. A deliverer. [Obs.] Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Armenia — /ahr mee nee euh, meen yeuh/; for 3 also Sp. /ahrdd me nyah/, n. 1. an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2. Also called, Armenian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan.… …   Universalium

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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