tutster

English

Etymology

From tut +‎ -ster.

Noun

tutster (plural tutsters)

  1. One who tuts (makes a tut sound in disapproval).
    Synonym: tutter
    • 1927, Dorothy Sayers, Unnatural Death‎[1], archived from the original on 15 November 2025:
      He was […] a lean, grey badger of a man, business-like and keen-eyed, the direct opposite of the "tutster" who had annoyed Parker the evening before.
    • 2023, Nicolas Freeling, No Part in Your Death
      "My dear boy!" A tutster. This sort of elderly practitioner who talks about tummy is still a familiar figure in the countryside. Says little prick for a local anaesthetic.
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