sluiter

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slutere. Equivalent to sluiten +‎ -er.

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  • Rhymes: -œy̯tər

Noun

sluiter m (plural sluiters, diminutive sluitertje n)

  1. one who closes, notably any person who closes up, locks or guards something/somewhere; especially:
    1. a jailer
    2. a doorkeeper
    3. a gatekeeper
    4. a cellar keeper
  2. the camera part shutter
  3. a brake shoe

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