knife twister

noun

One who "twists the knife", i.e. one who is cruel or who exacerbates a situation.

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Meanings

nounknife twister (plural knife twisters)

plural knife twisters · alternative knife-twister

  1. One who "twists the knife", i.e. one who is cruel or who exacerbates a situation.

    So Kathy wasn't abusing her daughter. I really was just a cruel knife-twister in her eyes. Not a good feeling.

    2017, Sherri Smith, Follow Me Down

Origin

From knife + twister.

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APA

knife twister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20twister

MLA

“knife twister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20twister. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knife twister,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20twister.

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