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noun
- a person who gathers nuts.
- British Slang. an insane person.
noun
- British slang a mad or eccentric person
“one who gathers nuts,” late 15c., from nut + -er (1). Meaning “crazy person” is British slang, 1958, from nut + -er (3). Nuttery “mental hospital” is attested from 1931; earlier it meant “place for storing nuts” (1881).