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
Whit’s Frozen Custard is known for its flavor of the day calendar, with rich custards running the decadent range from fluffer nutter cookie, carrot cake, and mint cookies ‘n cream to Biscoff cookie butter and banana nut bread.
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Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Lloyd Hansen is his exit strategy, and this nutter will stop at nothing to snuff Six and steal the drive.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 July 2022
Other cyclists and the governing bodies of competitive cycling have all but called Landis a complete nutter.
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Kyle Munkittrick,
Discover Magazine,
26 Jan. 2011
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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
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
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With its loose ends and digressions, Dream Me a Dream stays true to those idiosyncratic instincts while retaining enough of the welcoming glow of Dance of Love to make this an affecting farewell from an endearing eccentric.
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The eccentric cuz is quick to try and help Bobby solve problems, which often gets him into trouble, but ultimately pushes him out of his shell.
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There was a small card with a graphic that pictured Wiley walking in the middle of Bluey and Bingo, two characters from the show.
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Her refusal to sugarcoat the interior and exterior lives of her characters, whether enslaved or traumatized by the past — by events in American history — was purposeful.
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Foods with natural oils or fats, like olive oil, whole grains, and nut butters, are especially vulnerable to heat damage.
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But are there any downsides to consuming this nut spread regularly?
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Video testimony provided other repudiations of Eastman’s nutcase legal theory.
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Ma Seok-do (Ma) is still with the Geumcheon Police Major Crimes Unit, arriving to help his fellow officers deal with a knife-wielding nutcase who’s taken hostages at a corner store.
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People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.
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This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.
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Richard Dreyfuss stars as an Indiana electric lineman/dad who gets discombobulated after a light from a passing UFO compels him to do weirdo things — like build a mountain replica inside of his home.
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Himes’ novels, like Riley’s films, also run on a bench of eccentric weirdos.
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Artists have always used music to question authority and expose the cracks (and the crackpots) in the American story.
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In one corner, the heartless girlboss; in the other, the crackpot conspiracy theorist (who just happens to be more sympathetic and charismatic than such types usually are).
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Halaena can tell that something’s up with mummy, but that kook’s never been too concerned with matters of court.
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After Kent’s resignation, Republican hawks denounced him as a kook and a traitor to the cause, without touching on the delicate question of why Trump appointed such a disreputable figure in the first place.
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“Nutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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