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whittler
whit·tle W0195600 (wĭt′l, hwĭt′l)v. whit·tled, whit·tling, whit·tles v.tr.1. a. To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood).b. To fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat.2. To reduce or eliminate gradually: whittled down the debt by making small payments.v.intr. To cut or shape wood with a knife.
[From Middle English whyttel, knife, variant of thwitel, from thwiten, to whittle, from Old English thwītan, to strike, whittle down.]
whit′tler n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | whittler - someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum" |
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Words related to whittlernoun someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)Related Words- do-nothing
- idler
- layabout
- loafer
- bum
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