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
In 1913 a metallurgist named Harry Brearley took a corrosion resistant steel alloy he had developed to a cutler at Portland Works, and the first ever stainless steel cutlery was born.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2013
She well remembered too the day when Joseph Gamelin, cutler by trade, had asked her hand in marriage.
From The Gods are Athirst by Jackson, Emilie
The biggest cheers of the night came for the hometown fighters with Bournemouth middleweight Lee Cutler also picking up a win.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
His threats to the EU are reminiscent of a similar move against South Korea months ago, added Cutler, who is now senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
“Depending on where the administration ends up, companies may have a very difficult time complying with new, complex rules of origin,” Cutler said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Cavallari oversees a lifestyle brand in Nashville and shares three children with her ex-husband, the former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Leon Cutler noticed too but just stared, not believing it.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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