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Hutterite

American  
[huht-uh-rahyt, hoot-] / ˈhʌt əˌraɪt, ˈhʊt- /

noun

  1. a member of an Anabaptist sect following the principles of Jacob Hutter (d. 1536) of Moravia and practicing community of goods and nonconformity.


Hutterite British  
/ ˈhʌtəˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a member of an Anabaptist Christian sect founded in Moravia, branches of which established farming communities in western Canada and the northwest US

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Hutterite

1635–45; Jacob Hutter + -ite 1

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The market regulator said that instead of goose down, the jackets mainly use duck down and claims that a type of down known as Hutterite down was the warmest Canadian down misled consumers.

From Reuters Sep. 9, 2021

Amish dust prevented symptoms of asthma; Hutterite dust encouraged them.

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2016

On a Hutterite colony southwest of Portage la Prairie, 20-year-old amateur photographer Rachelle Baer jumped into a truck with her father and headed out to get some shots of the storm.

From US News Jul. 21, 2016

"Hutterite life makes my photos unique," he says.

From The Guardian Mar. 8, 2013

“Keeping things under 150 just seems to be the best and most efficient way to manage a group of people,” Bill Gross, one of the leaders of a Hutterite colony outside Spokane told me.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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