kreutzer

¹ American  

[kroit-ser] / ˈkrɔɪt sər /

noun

1. any of various former minor coins issued by German states.

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

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Kreutzer ² American  

[kroit-ser, krœ-tser] / ˈkrɔɪt sər, krœˈtsɛr /

noun

1. Rodolphe 1766–1831, French violinist.

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kreutzer British  

/ ˈkrɔɪtsə /

noun

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

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Etymology

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 -er ¹)

Example Sentences

He really could not understand it, for the charges were extremely moderate, not a kreutzer higher than at other Tyrolean inns where not a delicacy was to be had.

From Too Rich A Romance by Streckfuss, Adolph

To which the driver said, with a laugh: 'I'm devilish thirsty, too—not a kreutzer of drink-money have I had.'

From The Great German Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

"Half a guilder, my good woman," Diogenes said in response, "'Tis a fortune to such as I. I have not a kreutzer left in my wallet, 'pon my honour!"

From The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

In piteous agony diseased hands and quavering voices besought us in the name of God and their saint to alleviate their sufferings with the gift of a kreutzer.

From The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Wyon, Reginald

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.

From Laboulaye's Fairy Book by Booth, Mary L. (Mary Louise)