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knitter

knitter

3 2.3
A person who makes clothes or fabric from yarn using needles
  • noun
  • /ˈnɪtər/
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  • I am a decent knitter, with perhaps average to slightly faster than average speed.

Examples

  • She's an amazing knitter; we have so much in common.

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  • I'll be visiting a favorite sister-in-law, who just happens to be a knitter.

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  • Because, as an experienced knitter, it may take me about 10 hours to make a pretty basic hat.

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  • I'm a very experienced knitter, and people are always telling me to start selling the stuff I make.

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  • My grandma is an incredible knitter and she made me these gorgeous socks.

  • I am a knitter and have a bit of a stash problem.

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  • I am an avid knitter and have just recently begun to spin, and now I am addicted to that.

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  • Megan Horst-Hatch is a mother, runner, baker, gardener, knitter, and other words that end in "-er."

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  • My grandma is an incredible knitter and she made me these gorgeous socks.

  • Suzanne was a fast but impatient knitter, and she hated to follow a pattern.

Compounds

yoghurt-knitter
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who cares a lot about eating healthy food, said as a joke

Surface Forms

knitter singular
knitters plural

Morphology

knitter = knit (transparent) = knit + er

Productive agentive formation: 'knit' + '-er' yields 'person who knits', a directly derivable meaning for learners.

Etymology

Knitter comes from the verb knit, which used to mean 'to tie' or 'to knot' and is like the everyday word knot. So a knitter is someone who 'ties' yarn into connected loops to make cloth.