nutter

nut·ter

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nuht-er]
- /ˈnʌt ər/
- /ˈnʌt.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nuht-er]
- /ˈnʌt ər/

Definitions of nutter word

noun nutter a person who gathers nuts. 1
noun nutter British Slang. an insane person. 1
noun nutter A crazy or eccentric person. 1
noun nutter crazy or eccentric person 1
countable noun nutter If you refer to someone as a nutter, you mean that they are mad or that their behaviour is very strange. 0
noun nutter a mad or eccentric person 0

See all 7 definitions of nutter

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Origin of nutter

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1475-85; nut + -er1

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Parts of speech for Nutter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Nutter

nutter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for nutter

noun nutter

dement — to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age
fruitcake — a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
lunatic — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
madman — a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
madwoman — a woman who is or behaves as if insane.

All 8 Synonyms of nutter