cutler
noun
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
cutler
1 American
[kuht-ler]
/ ˈkʌt lər /
noun
Cutler
2
American
[kuht-ler]
/ ˈkʌt lər /
noun
cutler
British
/ ˈkʌtlə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of cutler
1350–1400; Middle English cuteler < Anglo-French, cognate with Middle French coutelier < Late Latin cultellārius, equivalent to Latin cultell ( us ) knife ( see cultellus) + -ārius -ary; see -er 2
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Born Georgie Hunter Rae in Rose Street in Edinburgh, she was the youngest of five children by parents Alexander Rae, a cutler, and his wife Mary Hunter.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2022
After many, many steak dinners, your knives will need to be re-sharpened—something you can do at home or have done professionally at any good cutler for a few dollars per blade.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2019
He teamed up with the Sheffield cutler R F Mosley, and after the war the first stainless steel knives, forks and spoons began to be mass produced.
From BBC ● May 22, 2015
Her father was a cutler and began working in the building in 1968.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2013
I drove up and down Regent Street three times in vain to find your identical cutler, Mr. Kingsbury: perhaps he has left off business, and some one else has taken his shop.
From Records of Later Life by Fanny Kemble
“He’s probably one of the few men that have the sensitivity to be able to sit for hours and talk about personal stuff,” Cutler recalled of the meeting in his Harvard Square offices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
“I’m a venture capitalist. My job is to find young people who I think will do extraordinary things in the world that others can’t,” said the now-retired Cutler, who is a close friend of Kushner’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
“I’m old enough to be his father and he’s sitting there talking to me like a friend,” Cutler said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"The administration has been careful not to exceed the tariff levels agreed to in bilateral agreements," Cutler said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“They finally towed the Jeep back from Cutler Ridge. Two hundred bucks—I had to pawn my promise ring to pay for it,” she said.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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