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Nutter

//ˈnʌtə// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who gathers nuts.
  2. 2
    nut butter obsolete, uncountable

    "Nut Butter (Table Nutter) is also recommended."

  3. 3
    a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad wordnet
  4. 4
    An eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person. Ireland, UK, derogatory, informal, sometimes

    "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!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English nutter, notere, equivalent to nut + -er.

Etymology 2

Blend of nut + butter.

Etymology 3

From nutter, the occupation of nut-gatherer.

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