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nutter

noun nut·ter \ˈnə-tər\

: a crazy or strange person

Full Definition of NUTTER

slang British
:  nut 6a
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First Known Use of NUTTER

1958

Related to NUTTER

Synonyms
character, codger, crack, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, flake, fruitcake, head case, kook, nut, nutcase, eccentric [British slang], oddball, oddity, original, quiz, screwball, weirdo, zany

Rhymes with NUTTER

butter, clutter, cutter, flutter, gutter, mutter, putter, scutter, shutter, splutter, sputter, strutter, stutter, utter

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