Flinter

/ˈflɪntər/ noun

Definition

A person who works with flint, mining it, shaping it, or using it for tools and fire-starting.

Etymology

From 'flint' (the stone) plus the agent suffix '-er'. Refers to historical craftspeople and workers.

Kelly Says

Flinters were essential to medieval and early modern economies—they produced flint blocks for buildings, flints for firearms, and created sparking stones for everyday fire-starting. It was specialized, valued work.

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