cutler
[kuht-ler]
- a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
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Origin of cutler
Cutler
[kuht-ler]
- Manasseh,1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
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Contemporary Examples
LePage owed his election in 2010 to a split opposition, as he won a tight three-way race over Cutler and Democrat Libby Mitchell.
Cutler dismissed these Democratic hopes and told The Daily Beast he was relaxed about his chances.
The Campaign for Maine PAC has spent $125,000 so far on local TV ads supporting Cutler.
For weeks, Don has been mobilizing his troops—Harry, Pete, and Peggy—for a fight with Cutler.
Mad Men’s Game-Changing Midseason Finale, “Waterloo”: One Door Closes, Another OpensMarlow Stern
May 26, 2014
Both Cutler and Gruber emailed their support for Ryan- and Rivlin-style vouchers to the Simpson-Bowles Commission.
Historical Examples
Mrs. Cutler gave a full and appreciative review of Mrs. Gage's life.
Giles Tilleman, a cutler of Brussels, was a man of great humanity and piety.
Fox's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe
They both started as if guiltily, and Cutler said sharply: "To hurt whom?"
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
On the same occasion a cutler was dealt with after a similar fashion.
German Culture Past and PresentErnest Belfort Bax
That bachelor friend of Mr. Robert, a Mr. Cutler, was married last night.
Torchy and VeeSewell Ford
cutler
- a person who makes or sells cutlery
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Word Origin
C14: from French coutelier, ultimately from Latin culter knife; see cutlass
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Word Origin and History for cutler
n.
c.1400, from Old French coutelier (12c., Modern French coutelier) "knife-maker," from Latin cultellarius, from cultellus "knife" (see cutlass).
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