nutter

nut·ter

noun \ˈnə-tər\

Definition of NUTTER

slang British

: nut 6a

Examples of NUTTER

1. <rather than ostracizing them, the British seem to cherish their nutters>
2. <the theory that Jack the Ripper was a nutter infected with venereal disease by a prostitute>

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

Related Words: bohemian, maverick, nonconformist, quixote; coot, geezer; curio, rarity; freak; fantast, fantastico

Near Antonyms: conformer, conformist, follower, sheep

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Rhymes with NUTTER

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