quitter / dropout
nounmasculine/feminine/dɨziʃˈtẽtɨ/low
de·sis·ten·te
Definition
An individual who quits, who gives up continuing an activity, project, or competition.
The quitter abandoned the race after the first lap.
We cannot have many dropouts in the project.
Common collocations
race dropoutnumber of quitters
Etymology
Derivação do verbo 'desistir' + sufixo '-ente'.