ˈsputterer rare.
[f. sputter v.]
One who or that which sputters.
| 1687 Miége Gt. Fr. Dict. ii, Sputterer,..une personne qui crachote à force de parler vite. 1755 in Johnson. 1881 Punch 15 Oct. 174/1 Whilst facts be facts, whilst truth its cold douche showers, Hydrants & squirts can ne'er be equal powers; One sturdy spout will spoil the sputterers all. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 112/2 Sputterer, a person who has just begun opium smoking and smokes a small quantity daily, getting much satisfaction from the drug with the belief that he will never become addicted. |