Etymology

cutterman

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Today it means: A person who is either unkempt or slovenly. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann
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cutterman · noun1

There may be some tie to the Slate Belt region, USA, where Cornish and Welsh quarrymen of the last two centuries were likely referred to as cutters.

cutterman · noun2

  1. Englishcutter
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. English todaycutterman

From cutter + -man.

Cutterman · proper noun3

The names "Cutterman", "Cudderman" or "Cunnerman" originated from the surname Counterman.

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