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spitballer

noun

Etymology

From spitball + -er.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as spitball — “spit + ball”
  8. formed as spitballer — “spitball + -er”

Definitions

  1. A pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.

  2. One who spitballs or informally discusses ideas.

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