vt a fragment; a shred; a small piece.
2. fritter ·vt to break into small pieces or fragments.
3. fritter ·vt to cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
4. fritter ·vt 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.