kreutzer
noun
any of various former minor coins issued by German states.
kreutzer
1 American
[kroit-ser]
/ ˈkrɔɪt sər /
noun
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any of various former minor coins issued by German states.
-
a former copper coin of Austria, one 100th of a florin.
Kreutzer
2
American
[kroit-ser, kr œ -tser]
/ ˈkrɔɪt sər, krœˈtsɛr /
noun
kreutzer
British
/ ˈkrɔɪtsə /
noun
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
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He rummaged his pockets and turned his hat inside out, but all in vain; there was not even a kreutzer!
From Laboulaye's Fairy Book by Mary L. (Mary Louise) Booth
After a moment's thought he drew out his pocket-knife, set the blade upon the kreutzer, and striking it with a hammer that was lying there, cut the coin in half.
From Fairy Tales From all Nations by Anthony R. Montalba
She has but a pittance left, so she puts into his hand twelve kreutzer, and a rusty old coin, as a pocketpiece.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst
Perhaps its former occupant had gambled away his last kreutzer and left the room.
From Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania by Percy Favor Bicknell
While dinner was being prepared she told me she was in the greatest distress; had not even a single kreutzer to pay postage, and, worst of all, was owing for two weeks' board.
From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Austin Bidwell
What’s more, Kreutzer and Krieps seem to buy into a tired conceit whereby self-annihilation becomes a trope for liberation and, heaven help us, “agency.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
Krieps also won for her performance at the European Film Awards, where the movie was nominated for best European film and Kreutzer was nominated for directing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Some have compared it to Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette,” though, as one person told Kreutzer, “less ironic.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
Kreutzer, who is Austrian, had grown up with the kitschy trilogy and Elisabeth’s face on merchandise everywhere.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
Indeed, one of the books found in the bus with his remains was a collection of stories that included Tolstoy’s "The Kreutzer Sonata,” in which the nobleman-turned-ascetic denounces "the demands of the flesh.”
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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