Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person or thing that spills: Specifically, one who causes a liquid or substance to flow out or be lost from its container.
   • An attacker who sheds blood: An archaic or literary term for a violent assailant, particularly one who causes bloodshed.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (One who spills):

  • Be careful with that glass; don't be a spiller.
  • The clumsy waiter was a notorious spiller of drinks.

• Noun (Bloodshedder):

  • The ancient text described the warrior as a fierce spiller of blood.
  • He was condemned as a spiller of innocent blood.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The term "spiller" is often used in a literal, sometimes accusatory, sense for someone who is messy or careless with liquids.
• In historical or literary contexts, "spiller" can carry a weighty, violent connotation, equating to "shedder of blood." This usage is now rare.

Variants and Related Words

• Spill (verb/noun): The act of causing something to fall or flow out.
• Spillage (noun): The amount of substance spilled.

Synonyms

• For "one who spills": Slopper, scatterer.
• For "bloodshedder": Slaughterer, shedder (of blood).

Phrasal Verbs/Related Phrases

• Spill out: To flow or fall out of a container.
  • The beans spilled out onto the floor.
• Spill the beans: To reveal a secret.
  • She finally spilled the beans about the surprise party.

Related Idioms

• Cry over spilled milk: To lament a past mistake or misfortune that cannot be changed.
  • There's no use crying over spilled milk; we need to find a solution.

Noun

1. a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
2. an attacker who sheds or spills blood
   • a great hunter and spiller of blood