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nutter

[ nuht-er ]

noun

  1. a person who gathers nuts. nut.
  2. British Slang. an insane person.


nutter

/ ˈnʌtə /

noun

  1. slang.
    a mad or eccentric person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nutter1

First recorded in 1475–85; nut + -er 1
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Example Sentences

“Your loss is our loss and we are in this together,” Nutter said.

The wealthy widow Alice Nutter was also hung for allowing the group to meet on land that she owned.

One night in New York I picked up a guy named Tommy Nutter, a very hip clothes designer from London.

The fight for Iwo Jima in Part 8, co-directed by David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa, is fought on black sands and volcanic ash.

They all knew what sort of terms Sturk and Nutter had been on.

Of Sturk's tragedy and Nutter's disappearance he had already heard.

Nutter's little pew, under the gallery, was void like Sturk's.

When Nutter returned to the parlour his wife had not yet left it.

And that was the last that was heard or seen of Mr. Nutter for some time.

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