Cutcher

/ˈkʌtʃər/ noun

Definition

A person who cuts or prepares cutch (tannin extract); a worker in the leather tanning or dyeing industry.

Etymology

From 'cutch' (tannin extract from Sanskrit) plus the agent suffix '-er' (Old English -ere) indicating someone who does the action.

Kelly Says

In colonial India, cutchers were skilled workers whose knowledge of extracting and processing tannins was essential to the leather and textile industries.

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