kreutzer

[ kroit-ser ]

/ ˈkrɔɪt sər /

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noun

any of various former minor coins issued by German states.

a former copper coin of Austria, one 100th of a florin.

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Origin of kreutzer

First recorded in 1540–50; from German Kreuzer, equivalent to Kreuz “cross” (originally the device on the coin; see cross) + -er noun suffix (see -er¹)

Words nearby kreutzer

Krems, Křenek, Kreon, kreplach, kretek, kreutzer, Kreutzer Sonata, krewe, Kreymborg, Krieg, kriegie

Other definitions for kreutzer (2 of 2)

Kreutzer

[ kroit-ser; French krœ-tser ]

/ ˈkrɔɪt sər; French krœˈtsɛr /

noun

Ro·dolphe

[raw-dawlf], /rɔˈdɔlf/, 1766–1831, French violinist.

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How to use kreutzer in a sentence

Swanda was not the man to quit the inn so long as he had a kreutzer in his pocket, and on that day he had many of them.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book|Various
He rummaged his pockets and turned his hat inside out, but all in vain; there was not even a kreutzer!
Laboulaye's Fairy Book|Various
Uncle Christian knew exactly how I was situated, and yet had never sent me a kreutzer.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales|Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian
My health is ruined, my clothes spoilt, and not a kreutzer do I get.'
The Land of the Black Mountain|Reginald Wyon

The director de facto is Plantade; Kreutzer leading player of the first violin, and Baillot of the second.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography|Louis Spohr

British Dictionary definitions for kreutzer

kreutzer

kreuzer

/ (ˈkrɔɪtsə) /

noun

any of various former copper and silver coins of Germany or Austria

Word Origin for kreutzer

C16: from German Kreuzer, from Kreuz cross, from Latin crux; referring to the cross originally stamped upon such coins

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