crutter
noun
crut·ter
\ˈkrətə(r)\
Definition of crutter
-s
: one that drills and prepares a blasting charge in a coal mine; also : one who clears away blasted rock
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Origin and Etymology of crutter
English dialect crut passage in a mine cut across strata of rock + English -er
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