Coulter

[kohl-ter]

noun

1. John Merle 1851–1928, U.S. botanist.

coulter

/ ˈkəʊltə /

noun

1. Also (esp US): colter. a blade or sharp-edged disc attached to a plough so that it cuts through the soil vertically in advance of the ploughshare

Word History and Origins

Origin of Coulter¹

Old English culter, from Latin: ploughshare, knife

Example Sentences

There were controversies along the way, naturally, like her “friendly” relationship with Milo Yiannopoulos during the Gamergate era, her longtime adoration of Ann Coulter, and her admitted break-in to Corey Lewandowski’s home while reporting the Hicks profile.

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“Michael Coulter started the game and played the first two quarters, I played the second two and Michael never played again.”

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Conservative pundit Ann Coulter claimed that “the federal government has been paying Americans not to work by feeding, housing and medicating them for ‘free,’ and then wonder why we have so many useless, jobless, helpless people.”

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Slamming Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s attempt to pass a standalone funding mechanism for SNAP, Coulter suggested “40 million of them could get jobs.”

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The wise old Hannah Coulter, the titular character from Mr. Berry’s 2004 novel, says that outsiders often ask, “Why in the world would you build a town on top of a hill, or anyhow a ridge, half a mile from the river, and call it a port?”

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