cutler

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US/ˈkʌtlɚ/

noun

One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.

Similar
knifesmith
OriginMiddle English coteler ← Anglo-Norman cuteler ← Old French coutelier →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

cutler1

nouncutler (plural cutlers)

plural cutlers

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

    Synonyms: knifesmith

Cutler2

proper nounCutler (countable and uncountable, plural Cutlers)

plural Cutlers

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.

Similar
knifesmith
Also see
knifemaker

Origin

cutler · noun

  1. Old Frenchcoutelier“knife-maker”
  2. Anglo-Normancuteler
  3. Middle Englishcoteler“knife-maker”
  4. Englishcutler

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

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Cutler · proper noun

Occupational surname from cutler.

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Translations

Arabic سَكَاكِينِيّ
  • سَكَاكِينِيّ (sakākīniyy)One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Basque aiztogile
  • aiztogileOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Bulgarian ножар
  • ножар (nožar)One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Catalan daguer, daguera
  • daguerOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • dagueraOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • coltellerOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • coltelleraOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Czech nožíř
  • nožířOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Danish knivsmed
  • knivsmedOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Dutch messenmaker, messenmaakster
  • messenmakerOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • messenmaaksterOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Finnish veitsiseppä, veitsentekijä
  • veitsiseppäOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • veitsentekijäOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • veitsenteroittaja (sharpener)One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
French coutelier, coutelière
  • coutelierOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • coutelièreOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
German Messerschmied, Messerschmiedin
  • MesserschmiedOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • MesserschmiedinOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Greek μαχαιροποιός
  • μαχαιροποιός (machairopoiós)One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Hungarian késes
  • késesOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Icelandic hnífasmiður
  • hnífasmiðurOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Italian coltellinaio, coltellinaia
  • coltellinaioOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • coltellinaiaOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Norwegian Bokmål knivsmed
  • knivsmedOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Polish nożownik, nożowniczka
  • nożownikOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • nożowniczkaOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Portuguese cuteleiro, cuteleira
  • cuteleiroOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • cuteleiraOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Romanian cuțitar
  • cuțitarOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Russian ножо́вщик, торго́вец ножевы́ми изде́лиями
  • ножо́вщик (nožóvščik)One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • торго́вец ножевы́ми изде́лиями (torgóvec noževými izdélijami)One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Spanish cuchillero, cuchillera
  • cuchilleroOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
  • cuchilleraOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Swedish knivsmed
  • knivsmedOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery
Turkish bıçakçı
  • bıçakçıOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cutler

butlersutler
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Anagrams

reluctLucret
Cite this entry
APA

cutler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutler

MLA

“cutler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutler.

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