knife grinder

noun

1. a person who makes and sharpens knives, esp an itinerant one

Example Sentences

Only when Mum dished up the stew did I even remember the Knife Grinder's visit.

From Literature

Knife Grinder's cough’s a dying man's cough.

From Literature

The knife grinder's look was friendly on the surface.

From Literature

"If he isn't fierce worried about his driveway"—the knife grinder tilted his head and sucked air—"he needs to be. Tarmac's cracked serious like. Pack of tinkers laid it originally, that's my guess. Rain'll freeze inside them cracks come winter, prize the tarmac up, see, and by spring it'll be like the moon! Needs tearin' up and relayin' proper. Me and my brother'll get it done faster than—" His finger click was as loud as the popper in Frustration.

From Literature

Knife Grinder heaved up his kit bag and walked down the drive.

From Literature