fruiter
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Meaning · English
A homosexual man.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Because of increasing awareness during the 1930s, the police department added plainclothes officers to its parks and squares unit to keep the "fruiters" in check. They began surveillance of the known places where gay men might go to meet each other […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “fruiter” mean?
A homosexual man.
Is “fruiter” formal or informal?
fruiter is generally derogatory, slang.