Definitions for vomiter

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vom•itˈvɒm ɪt(v.i.)

  1. to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.

    Category: Medicine, Pathology

  2. to belch or spew with force or violence.

  3. (v.t.)to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.

    Category: Medicine, Pathology

  4. to eject forcefully or violently:

    The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.

  5. to cause (a person) to vomit.

    Category: Medicine, Pathology

  6. (n.)the act of vomiting.

    Category: Medicine, Pathology

  7. the matter ejected in vomiting.

    Category: Medicine, Pathology

Origin of vomit:

1375–1425; late ME < L vomitāre, freq. of vomere to discharge, vomit

vom′it•er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vomiter, spewer(noun)

    a person who vomits

Wiktionary

  1. vomiter(Noun)

    Someone who vomits.


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