Definition of fritter

• v. t. - A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.
• v. t. - A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
• v. t. - To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
• v. t. - To break into small pieces or fragments.