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
Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
A medicine promoting expectoration.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.