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whittler

whittler noun: one who whittles.

Noun

whittler (plural whittlers)

  1. One who whittles.
    • Avery was an avid whittler, and had a collection of intricately carved walking-sticks that few could match.
  2. A compact folding knife with two small blades at one end and a single larger blade at the other that folds between them and is sprung by the other ends of both springs.

Forms of whittler

pluralwhittlers

Origin of whittler

From whittle + -er.

Questions about whittler

What does whittler mean?
Whittler means one who whittles.
What part of speech is whittler?
Whittler is a noun.
What is the plural of whittler?
The plural of whittler is whittlers.

Words near whittler in the dictionary

  1. Whittle-le-Woods
  2. whittled
  3. whittled down
  4. whittled down to size
  5. whittled the whalebone
  6. whittler
  7. whittlers
  8. whittles
  9. whittles down
  10. whittles down to size
  11. whittles the whalebone

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