quitters

noun

plural of quitter
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as in defeatists

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as in dropouts

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  1. defeatists
  2. dropouts
  3. cowards
  4. loafers
  5. sissies
  6. chickens
Noun
  • Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of defeatists
Noun
  • Reasons for the increase in dropouts Baltimore City Schools says the dropout rate is seeing a spike because of the COVID pandemic, adding that students who began high school during the pandemic were not receiving as many wrap around services through virtual learning.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of dropouts
Noun
  • But none of those cowards should be in a pit lane in the foreseeable future.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • To me, moral cowards are those leaders around the world who refuse to sit down and negotiate a just and lasting peace.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cowards
Noun
  • Wear them with your favorite vintage tee and sneakers or a polo tee and loafers for a casual ensemble, or slip on a sleek blouse and kitten heels for a night out with friends.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Men’s suede loafers and relaxed sandals offer a transition from formal to casual summer dressing.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loafers
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  • Until the 19th century, most Westerners, including European royalty, ate with their knives (and considered Italians to be sissies for using forks).
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The irony is that a minority once viewed as filled with sissies and losers is now portrayed as filled with bullies and power brokers, and straight people, especially men, seem to perceive themselves as the weak and afraid ones.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of sissies
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  • The researchers also identified similar, diverging paths in brain development in other species, ranging from zebrafish to chickens — and even acorn worms, which are evolutionarily extremely distant from humans.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The questions of who and why are a mystery for the season to solve, but old adversaries like Frank Harkness and Peter Judd have emerged from the sludge around now, too, and there’s an overwhelming sense now of chickens coming home to roost.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of chickens
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