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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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Meanwhile Paul, his hands on his hips, thus addressed his master: "So we are stranded again, are we,—not a kreutzer in our pockets?"

From The Baron's Sons by M?r J?kai

"To be sure it is the city, but over nobody goes without a kreutzer."

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

That adds an increase of more than twenty kreutzer daily to the public expenditure, altogether, since the middle of December, fourteen gulden of the realm.

From The Chief Justice A Novel by Karl Emil Franzos

However, one who has to save every kreutzer can easily get used to that.

From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach

The postage for this parcel cost him his last kreutzer.

From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II by Paul Heyse

Old models that focus on traditional financial engineering and rapid growth strategies are no longer sufficient, my colleague Laura Kreutzer reports for WSJ Pro Private Equity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

“I knew it would have to have another style,” Kreutzer said.

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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