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knifer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who sells knives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who stabs another with a knife.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From knife + -er.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَكَاكِينِيّ (sakākīniyy) — someone who sells knives
  • Arabic: سَكَّان (sakkān) — someone who sells knives
  • Czech: nožíř — someone who sells knives
  • German: Messerhändler — someone who sells knives
  • German: Messerhändlerin — someone who sells knives
  • German: Messerstecher — someone who stabs another with a knife
  • German: Messerstecherin — someone who stabs another with a knife
  • Polish: nożownik — someone who stabs another with a knife