clouter

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noun

One who clouts or strikes.

OriginMiddle English clowter →
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Meanings

nounclouter (plural clouters)

plural clouters

  1. One who clouts or strikes.
  2. slangA thief.
  3. obsoleteOne who patches clothes.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishclowter
  2. Englishclouter

From Middle English clowter; equivalent to clout + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

coultercloture
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APA

clouter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clouter

MLA

“clouter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clouter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clouter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clouter.

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