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Expectorator (Noun)

Meaning 1

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

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The expectorator quickly moved away from the crowd before loogying onto the sidewalk.
  • As an avid chewer of tobacco, the old man had become quite the expectorator in his later years.
  • Regular smokers are more likely to develop into habitual expectorators due to their increased mucus production.
  • Baseball players who chew sunflower seeds can be notorious expectorators during games.
  • On the streets, one might notice an expectorator who frequently spits out phlegm while walking.

Synonyms

  • Spitter

Hypernyms

  • Somebody
  • Soul
  • Someone
  • Person
  • Mortal

Related Words

  • Expectorate (verb)

Meaning 2

A medicine promoting expectoration.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Expectorant

Hypernyms

  • Medicine
  • Medicament
  • Medicinal Drug

Hyponyms

  • Robitussin
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