crutter

noun

crut·​ter

ˈkrətə(r)

plural -s

: one that drills and prepares a blasting charge in a coal mine

also : one who clears away blasted rock

Word History

Etymology

English dialect crut passage in a mine cut across strata of rock + English -er

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