nutter
/ˈnʌtə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname originating as an occupation.
Example Sentences
- "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!"
- "When I asked Mr Robinson why he'd made his own attempts, he said, 'It gets to be a bug. And I suppose I'm a nutter.'"
- "Nut Butter (Table Nutter) is also recommended."
- "Among the miscellaneous articles examined, 27 samples of vegetable fat resembling lard were purchased for analysis under the various names of nut lard, nut butter, nutter, palmine, &c. These were passed as genuine."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈnʌtə/
Usage
- British usage
- Derogatory
- Informal
- Obsolete
- Uncountable