Knut
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈnʌt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Knut is a noun meaning (archaic, informal, Edwardian) An idle upper-class man about town.
Meaning
(archaic, informal, Edwardian) An idle upper-class man about town.
Example Sentences
Oh Hades! the Ladies who leave their wooden huts, For Gilbert the Filbert, the colonel of the knuts.
But they were pleasant people, as a matter of fact, the Local Knuts, I gathered, who owned the Manor House; Sir William Prowse and his lady and his daughter.
Word Forms
- knuts
Synonyms for knut
Depending on context, synonyms include playboy, hedonist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knape, knuff, knave, knavess, knuck, knitster.
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