Plural of cutler; people who make, sell, or specialize in cutlery and eating utensils.
From Middle English and Old French 'coutelier,' itself derived from 'coutel' meaning knife, with Latin roots in 'cultellus.' The '-er' suffix means 'one who does' the specified action or trade.
Cutlers had so much power and prestige in medieval Europe that they formed exclusive trade guilds with strict rules about quality—if your work didn't meet standards, you could be publicly shamed and banned from selling!
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