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cutler

/ˈkʌtlə/KUHT-lur
/ˈkʌtlɚ/KUHT-lur

Meaningknife maker

Common meaning: person who makes or sells knives and cutting tools

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcoutelier‘knife maker’source
  2. Middle Englishcutelersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsknife maker → person who makes or sells knives and cutting toolscutler‘person who makes or sells knives and cutting tools’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French coutelier ‘knife maker’.

Roots

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