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nutter¹

  • /ˈnʌtə/ UK
  • /ˈnʌtər/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ʌtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English nutter, notere, equivalent to nut + -er.

noun nutters

  1. A person who gathers nuts.
  2. Ireland, UK, derogatory, informal, sometimes An eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person. That bird who's hanging' out with you is mad like cat piss / Like bread and jam, or a knife going with butter / Face it son, your missus is a nutter!

    Similar: kook, odd duck, wacko, nut, nutcase, nutjob, nutbag, loony, bizarro, coot, crackpot, crank

nutter²

  • /ˈnʌtə/ UK
  • /ˈnʌtər/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ʌtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Blend of nut + butter.

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable nut butter Nut Butter (Table Nutter) is also recommended.

Nutter³

Where it comes from

From nutter, the occupation of nut-gatherer.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

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"nutter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nutter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nutter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nutter

Chicago

"nutter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nutter.

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@misc{nutter_2026,
  title = {nutter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nutter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}