Brutter

/ˈbruːtər/ noun

Definition

A skilled diamond cutter who performs the bruting process, shaping rough diamonds into rounded forms.

Etymology

From French bruter (to shape diamonds) + -er (suffix for agent noun). A specialized occupational term from the gemstone industry.

Kelly Says

A master brutter is to diamonds what a violin maker is to instruments—they transform raw material into something magnificent through years of training and extraordinary hand-eye coordination.

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