spitter

A noun with two distinct meanings: a person who ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth; or an illegal baseball pitch where a foreign substance is applied to the ball by the pitcher.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo con dos significados distintos: una persona que escupe saliva o flema de la boca; o un lanzamiento ilegal en el béisbol en el que el pitcher aplica una sustancia extraña a la pelota.

1. Person who spits B1 informal

   A person who ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth.

   • The old man was known as a habitual spitter.
   • A spitter on the sidewalk is considered rude in many cultures.
   • The coach warned the player not to be a spitter on the field.

   🇪🇸persona que escupe

   Sinónimos: expectorator

2. Illegal baseball pitch C1 informal american sport

   An illegal pitch in baseball where a foreign substance (such as spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before throwing it.

   • The umpire caught the pitcher using a spitter and ejected him from the game.
   • Throwing a spitter is strictly prohibited in professional baseball.
   • The controversy over the spitter led to a change in league rules.

   🇪🇸Lanzamiento ilegal con sustancia extraña

   Sinónimos: greaseballspitball

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