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knife-twister

knife-twister is the alternative spelling of knife twister.

Meaning of knife twister

Noun

knife twister (plural knife twisters)

  1. One who "twists the knife", i.e. one who is cruel or who exacerbates a situation.
    • So Kathy wasn't abusing her daughter. I really was just a cruel knife-twister in her eyes. Not a good feeling.2017, Sherri Smith, Follow Me Down

Forms of knife-twister

pluralknife-twisters

Questions about knife-twister

What is knife-twister the alternative spelling of?
Knife-twister is the alternative spelling of knife twister.

Words near knife-twister in the dictionary

  1. knife-edges
  2. knife-handle
  3. knife-handles
  4. knife-rest
  5. knife-rests
  6. knife-twister
  7. knife-twisters
  8. knifeblade
  9. knifeblades
  10. knifeboard
  11. knifeboards

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