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DictionarycutlerKnife and utensil craft
noun

cutler

KUT-ler/kˈʌtlɝ/

A person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting utensils.

The cutler presents a boxed kitchen knife at the counter.

A specialist cutlery seller presenting a boxed kitchen knife at a small retail counter, with an orderly display of kitchen knives and household cutting tools establishing her trade.
Etymology
cutlLatinsmall knife
+erLatinperson concerned with

The knife root and occupational ending identify a knife-maker. The trade name also covers people who sell or repair knives and other cutting tools.

In context

Ken Hawley Collection Trust3:48
the cutting edge is finally put on by the cutler
Table Knife Cutler - Frank Carr (1993)

More examples

  • A cutler repaired the damaged blade.
  • Two cutlers displayed their tools at the fair.
  • The shop employed a skilled cutler.

Forms

cutler · cutlers

Similar words

knife-maker
Knife-maker emphasizes production rather than sale or repair.
smith
Smith works with a broader range of metal objects.