noun
1. a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
• Syn: ↑spitter
• Derivationally related forms: ↑expectorate, ↑spit (for: ↑spitter)
2. a medicine promoting expectoration
• Syn: ↑expectorant
• Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug
• Hyponyms: ↑Robitussin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.