knotter

American  

[not-er] / ˈnɒt ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that ties knots. knot.

2. a device that ties knots knot in thread during the manufacture of yarn.

3. a person or thing that takes out or removes knots. knot.

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Etymology

Origin of knotter

First recorded in 1705–15; knot ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

When a thread breaks, the attendant places the two ends together in the machine and by the mere pressure of her thumb ties the knot much better than she could do it without the knotter.

From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York

At the heavier work, the girl at yarding, the folder, knotter, and ticketer, all worked tandem, and if the girl at yarding loses her bonus, all the girls lose the bonus.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie

Instead of giving me the patent knotter, which would have simplified my job enormously, she teaches me what she expresses "the old-fashioned way"—knotting the yarn with the fingers.

From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Vorst, Marie Van

In tolerable Spanish, and with a good-natured, knowing wink, he informed him that the old knotter was simple-witted, but harmless; often playing his odd tricks.

From The Piazza Tales by Melville, Herman

I took off the knotter and brought it to his carriage.

From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton