Nutter
Encyclopedia
A nutter is one who gathers nuts
. It is also a slang word for a mentally ill person, but also slang for someone who is fearless, tough and cruel.
Nut (fruit)
A nut is a hard-shelled fruit of some plants having an indehiscent seed. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts in English, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists to be true nuts...
. It is also a slang word for a mentally ill person, but also slang for someone who is fearless, tough and cruel.
People
- Adam Nutter, English guitarist
- Alice Nutter (writer)Alice Nutter (writer)-Early life:She was born Anne Nutter in Burnley, Lancashire and attended Towneley High School.-Writing:Nutter is currently a scriptwriter for theatre, radio and TV. Her theatre work includes Foxes at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Where's Vietnam? for Red Ladder theatre company at West...
, singer and percussionist - Dave NutterDave NutterDavid A. "Dave" Nutter is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 7th district in the southwest part of the state, including the city of Radford and parts of Montgomery and Pulaski Counties.-External...
(born 1955), American politician from Virginia - David NutterDavid NutterDavid Nutter is an American television and film director and television producer. He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television series, being known as "the pilot whisperer."-Career:...
, film director - Donald Grant NutterDonald Grant NutterDonald Grant Nutter was an American politician. A recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross in World War II, Nutter served in the state senate and as the chair of the state Republican Party prior to being elected the 15th Governor of Montana in 1960...
(1915-1962), American politician - G. Warren NutterG. Warren NutterG. Warren Nutter was a U.S. economist, known primarily for his work on political economy, industrial concentration, price theory, and Soviet economic history, and for co-founding the "Virginia school of political economy".-Biography:...
(1923-1979), American economist - Janet NutterJanet NutterJanet Ruth Nutter is a retired diver from Canada, who was supposed to represent her native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but failed to do so after the boycott...
(born 1953), Canadian diver - John NutterJohn NutterJohn Robert William Nutter is an English footballer who plays for Lincoln City. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Aldershot Town, St Albans City, Grays Athletic, Stevenage Borough and Wycombe Wanderers.-Career:...
(born 1982), English footballer - Michael Nutter, American politician, mayor of Philadelphia
- Rik Van NutterRik Van NutterRik Van Nutter , was an American actor who appeared in many minor films, but is most famous for playing the third version of Felix Leiter in the James Bond movie Thunderball. He also had a role alongside Peter Ustinov in Romanoff and Juliet...
(1930-2005), American actor - Tommy NutterTommy NutterTommy Nutter , was a British tailor, famous for reinventing the Savile Row suit in the 1960s.Born in Barmouth, Merioneth, he was raised in Edgware, Middlesex, where his father owned a local High Street Cafe. After the family moved to Kilburn, Nutter and his brother David attended Willesden...
(1943-1992), Welsh fashion designer
Places
- Nutter Fort, West VirginiaNutter Fort, West VirginiaNutter Fort is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, incorporated in 1923. The town is a southeastern suburb of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Since 1996, Nutter Fort has held the West Virginia Blackberry Festival during the first weekend of August. The population was 1,686 at the...
, United States - Nutter (Netherlands)Nutter (Netherlands)Nutter is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 13 km north of Oldenzaal....
- Nutter CenterNutter CenterThe Wright State University Nutter Center is a multi-purpose arena located at Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio. In addition to hosting the Wright State Raiders basketball team, the Nutter Center serves as a music venue for touring concerts and shows...
, entertainment center near Dayton, Ohio, United States
Other
- Britannia Coco-nut DancersBritannia Coco-nut DancersThe Britannia Coco-nut Dancers or Nutters are a troupe of Lancastrian clog dancers who perform every Easter in Bacup, dancing across the town. There are eight dancers and a whipper-in, who controls the proceedings....
or Nutters - Nutters of Savile Row
- The NuttersThe NuttersThe Nutters was a two-page comic strip in the UK comic Cracker. It first appeared in issue 1, dated 18 January 1975. Percy Potters, railway man at Nether Wallop train station, had a family of squirrels lodging in his garden. Annoyed by this, he forever tried to get rid of them, but never succeeded....
, UK comic strip - Nutter McClennen & FishNutter McClennen & FishNutter McClennen & Fish LLP is a prominent law firm in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1879 by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis and his Harvard Law School classmate Samuel D. Warren....
, often known simply as Nutter, US law firm - Nutter ButterNutter ButterNutter Butters are a Nabisco brand peanut-shaped sandwich cookie with a peanut butter filling, which was introduced to the public in 1969.Invented by Ivar Aavatsmark....
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