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BNC: 26312 COCA: 29812

nutcracker

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nutcracker /ˈnʌtˌkrækɚ/ noun
plural nutcrackers
nutcracker
/ˈnʌtˌkrækɚ/
noun
plural nutcrackers
Learner's definition of NUTCRACKER
[count]
: a tool or device that is used to open the shells of nuts坚果钳;坚果夹
BNC: 26312 COCA: 29812

nutcracker

noun

nut·​crack·​er ˈnət-ˌkra-kər How to pronounce nutcracker (audio)
: an implement for cracking nuts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Last year, tree themes ranged from Harry Potter to nutcracker and everything in between. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Drosselmeier, the mysterious clockmaker who gives young Clara the nutcracker, reappears in different costumes in the ballet, including in drag, which the exhibition suggests was a nod to Sendak’s sexuality. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 These shears can also replace several of your kitchen gadgets in a pinch; that jagged-toothed section of the handle can be used as a bottle opener or nutcracker. Bon Appétit, 16 Mar. 2022 When Clara receives a nutcracker on Christmas Eve, her dreams take her on a grand adventure. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2021 Jose Pablo Castro Cuevas and Temur Suluashvili are terrific as the nutcracker doll and Rat King in the battle scene. Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2021 This new holiday special draws on the 1818 book by E.T.A. Hoffmann to fill in the blanks with story details missing from Tchaikovsky’s ballet, including how the character of the Prince got turned into a nutcracker in the first place. Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021 Case in point: the brawl that broke out in the middle of the street in 2018 between a dozen dudes dressed in Santa outfits and one in a nutcracker costume. Valeria Ricciulli, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2021 In the Boston Ballet version, young Clara’s favorite uncle, watchmaker and magician Drosselmeier, gives her a special Christmas present, a nutcracker, and then turns it into a Nutcracker Prince. Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nutcracker was in the 15th century
BNC: 26312 COCA: 29812

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