squirter

squirter

English

Etymology

    From squirt + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

    Noun

    squirter (plural squirters)

    1. One who, or that which, squirts.
      • 2003, Brian Michael Lempriere, Ultrasound and Elastic Waves: Frequently Asked Questions, page 69:
        When a surface is not easily accessible or is not flat, a water squirter is sometimes used.
    2. (slang, vulgar) A woman who can ejaculate.
    3. (military slang) A person, presumed to be hostile, who absconds upon the approach of (Western) soldiers.
      • 2014, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Afghanistan: Honoring the Heroes of Extortion 17: Hearing..., page 76:
        Who made the decision to send an IRF after a group of squirters?
      • 2022, Kevin Maurer, The Good Afghan:
        It was Charlie's job to head off the squirters to the north. He signaled his Afghans to follow and led them down the side of the hill.
      • 2026 April 7, Michael Bachelard, “Kill boards, trophy hunting and 'blooding': What courts have already heard about Ben Roberts-Smith's alleged crimes”, in The Sydney Morning Herald[1]:
        In official reporting, Roberts-Smith and his crew described the men as "squirters" – insurgents trying to flee the area – and therefore legal to kill.

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