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• kreutzer
  kreutzer

  noun

  any of various former minor coins issued by German states.
• Kreutzer
  Kreutzer

  noun

  Rodolphe 1766–1831, French violinist.

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)

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Example Sentences

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"Dey shall not have one kreutzer of my moneys; I can tell dem dat!" said Kraus, as he buttoned up the keys of his strong-box, as though suiting the action to his words.

From The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Charles James Lever

As he stood on the bridge so dreaming a hand clutched him and a voice said, "A whole kreutzer, or you do not pass."

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 by Various

Oh heavens! were I a wealthy man, I would say, 'Mozart, compose what you please, and as well as you can; but till you offer me something finished, you shall not get a single kreutzer.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. by Various

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 Adolph Streckfuss

Of the origin of the kreutzer less is known, as few, if any, records of it occur before its minting in the Tyrol in 1490.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw

“Corsage” is the sort of film that seems to float in front of you, rather than actually going somewhere, but Kreutzer finds some exquisite moments.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023

Kreutzer and Krieps lend “Corsage” an air of carefully constructed artifice.

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

So it came as a shock to Krieps when, a few years later, she opened up her letterbox to find a script from Kreutzer.

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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