knotter

[ not-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that ties knots. knot.
2. a device that ties knots knot in thread during the manufacture of yarn.
3. a person or thing that takes out or removes knots. knot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of knotter¹

First recorded in 1705–15; knot ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Early in his career, Dodd was described on show bills as ‘Professor Yaffle Chucklebutty – Operatic Tenor and Sausage Knotter.’

From Reuters

Early in his career, Dodd was described on show bills as ‘Professor Yaffle Chucklebutty – Operatic Tenor and Sausage Knotter.’

From Reuters

He served a long apprenticeship as an amateur performer before making his first professional appearance as Professor Yaffle Chucklebutty, Operatic Tenor and Sausage Knotter, in Nottingham in 1954.

From BBC

Pitts even found a master knotter from the local boatyard to weave the rope that attaches the playroom bunk beds to the ceiling.

From Washington Post

Just as Keefer reached the end of his swath we overtook him, and Jack, seizing the sheaf that was still in the binder, tore it from the knotter and flung it to me where I stood beside a stook waiting to receive it.

From Project Gutenberg