as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
rather than ostracizing them, the British seem to cherish their nutters
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Recent Examples of nutter
Bits of bacon, mini hot-pockets, nutter butters and doritos.
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Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
Its founder was not a member of Congress but Paul Weyrich, a hard-right nutter with theocratic leanings with a fair claim to being the Johnny Appleseed of the New Right, having also co-founded the Heritage Foundation, the Moral Majority, and the American Legislative Exchange Council.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
Westwood was a real original—even a nutter in some ways.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Feb. 2023
Lloyd Hansen is his exit strategy, and this nutter will stop at nothing to snuff Six and steal the drive.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 July 2022
The foie-gras fluffer-nutter certainly accomplishes that.
—Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2018
Matt Bumpas’ work making highly creative desserts — mango-lime marshmallows, his own version of nutter-butters, blood orange semifreddo with clove caramel and orange meringue — earned him high praise as the pastry chef of Seattle’s Poppy.
—Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, 26 July 2017
Out here in Iowa, Papist nutter Rick Santorum — now accompanied on the campaign trail by the ridiculous Duggar clan, the famous cable-television pullulators — has made this quite clear, over and over again.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 3 Jan. 2012
Other cyclists and the governing bodies of competitive cycling have all but called Landis a complete nutter.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2011
Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
Its founder was not a member of Congress but Paul Weyrich, a hard-right nutter with theocratic leanings with a fair claim to being the Johnny Appleseed of the New Right, having also co-founded the Heritage Foundation, the Moral Majority, and the American Legislative Exchange Council.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
Westwood was a real original—even a nutter in some ways.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Feb. 2023
Lloyd Hansen is his exit strategy, and this nutter will stop at nothing to snuff Six and steal the drive.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 July 2022
The foie-gras fluffer-nutter certainly accomplishes that.
—Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2018
Matt Bumpas’ work making highly creative desserts — mango-lime marshmallows, his own version of nutter-butters, blood orange semifreddo with clove caramel and orange meringue — earned him high praise as the pastry chef of Seattle’s Poppy.
—Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, 26 July 2017
Out here in Iowa, Papist nutter Rick Santorum — now accompanied on the campaign trail by the ridiculous Duggar clan, the famous cable-television pullulators — has made this quite clear, over and over again.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 3 Jan. 2012
Other cyclists and the governing bodies of competitive cycling have all but called Landis a complete nutter.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutter
Noun
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As with all art forms, the world of nails offers something for everyone, from the austere to the eccentric.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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Also, Joan Cusack plays an infamous local eccentric, and a fictional pop star shows up!—
Mary Sollosi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The two main female characters, Avril Incandenza and Joelle van Dyne, both happen to be gorgeous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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They are balanced by just enough sweetness to offset the inherent salty character of the black beans, and infinitely complex.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Antoine’s advancements in the propagation of pecan trees that produced high-quality pecans of reproducible form, then, resulted in these nuts being cultivated as a cash crop that could be mass produced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the highlight is the bespoke smoothie bar, with a lip-smacking selection of fruit, seeds, milk, yogurt, and nuts, all blended together each morning.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That is enough to prompt scheduling a video chat with a purported demonologist (Laura Heisler) who does not seem a nutcase or charlatan.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2022
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Although My Donkey, My Lover & I (Antoinette dans les Cévennes) was made in 2020, before Libs of TikTok exposed school-teacher lunacy, writer-director Caroline Vignal proves prescient about the eccentricity that goes deeper than the profession’s nutcase radicalism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 July 2022
Noun
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This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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His search takes him to a wacko cult in the desert run by a scamster, and that of course puts the sheriff in deadly danger.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
Noun
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The point was to create the conditions for a bunch of weirdos to sit around and ask questions of one another.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Horror film Weapons and sports movie F1 both made it into the top category, while the weirdo Bugonia bolstered its chances for a nomination after being left off the SAG and the DGA’s big lists.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The crackpots are the mainstream.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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Rather than offer compassion or understanding, the mayor chose to repost a conspiratorial crackpot and a cruel, inaccurate meme.—
Dean Kertesz,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Prizes will be available for participants in the categories of individual kook and group costume, judged by a panel composed of race partner Cardiff 101 Mainstreet.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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What so many of these talking heads have in common—legitimate experts, well-meaning journalists, and kooks alike—is how costly their recommendations are.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Nutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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