plural nutters
British slang
: a foolish or eccentric person
also, sometimes offensive
: someone who is not mentally sound
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Examples of nutter in a Sentence
rather than ostracizing them, the British seem to cherish their nutters
read conspiracy theories from some nutter on the Internet
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
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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
Other cyclists and the governing bodies of competitive cycling have all but called Landis a complete nutter.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2011
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
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
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
Other cyclists and the governing bodies of competitive cycling have all but called Landis a complete nutter.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2011
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
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
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“Nutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nutter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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