A person or tool that applies butter to food or spreads it on bread.
From Middle English 'butter' plus the agent suffix '-er,' meaning one who butters. Became common as butter-making and cooking professionalized.
In large kitchens and bakeries, having a dedicated butterer was actually an important job—spreading butter evenly and efficiently on hundreds of pieces of toast or pastry required real skill!
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