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cutler¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English coteler (“knife-maker”), from Anglo-Norman cuteler, from Old French coutelier (“knife-maker”).

noun cutlers

  1. One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.

    Similar: knifesmith

Cutler²

  • /ˈkʌtlɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌtlə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Occupational surname from cutler.

proper noun Cutlers

  1. countable A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
  4. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood in the village of Palmetto Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
  5. countable, uncountable A village in Perry County, Illinois.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Indiana.
  7. countable, uncountable A township in Franklin County, Kansas.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Washington County, Maine.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
  11. countable, uncountable A town and unincorporated community therein, in Juneau County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hammer, willcutt, collier, cutrell, cutino, colt, cullom, callicutt, crocker, cooke, creelman, colburn, coleman, cutter, cutlack, counter

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noun One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery

Españolcuchillero, cuchillera
Portuguêscuteleiro, cuteleira
Françaiscoutelier, coutelière
DeutschMesserschmied, Messerschmiedin
Italianocoltellinaio, coltellinaia
Ελληνικάμαχαιροποιός machairopoiós
Românăcuțitar
Русскийножо́вщик nožóvščik, торго́вец ножевы́ми изде́лиями torgóvec noževými izdélijami
العربيةسَكَاكِينِيّ sakākīniyy

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@misc{cutler_2026,
  title = {cutler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cutler},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}