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quitter / dropout

nounmasculine/femininegeneral useuncommon/dɨziʃˈtẽtɨ/de·sis·ten·te

Definition

1

An individual who quits, who gives up continuing an activity, project, or competition.

Usage examples

The quitter abandoned the race after the first lap.
We cannot have many dropouts in the project.

Common combinations

race dropoutnumber of quitters