schmutter
Britishnoun
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Origin of schmutter
C20: from Yiddish schmatte rag, from Polish szmata
Example Sentences
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His mother was a homemaker, and Mr. Alvarez described his father as “a terribly bad and thwarted and unhappy business man in the schmutter trade,” or garment business.
From Washington Post
Daniel Schmutter, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, was not immediately available for comment.
From Reuters
The plaintiffs' lawyer Daniel Schmutter said he will try to ensure that "honest individuals and businesses" are not prosecuted.
From Reuters
And China started with those “start an economy” kits we call schmutter factories too.
From Forbes
He and his two younger sisters Patsy and Joan were stolen from their Aboriginal mother, Clara Dixon, in 1941 while their white father Edward Schmutter was in Libya fighting the Afrika Korps.
From The Guardian
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