Cutler
/ˈkʌt.lər/noun
A person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
Did you know?Medieval cutlers were organized into powerful craft guilds, and the word later became an occupational surname, preserving a person’s connection to blade-making.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“To cut, strike, or cleave; a reconstructed root associated with cutting.”
Classical Latin
Latin
culter
“A knife, blade, or cutting tool.”
Late Latin
Latin
cultellus
“A small knife, formed as a diminutive of culter.”
12th–13th Century
Old French
coutelier
“A knife-maker or seller of knives, from couteau, “knife.””
14th Century
Middle English
cutler
“A maker or seller of knives and cutting instruments.”
Modern English
English
cutler
“A person or business specializing in knives and other edged tools.”