nutcracker
noun
nut·crack·er ˈnət-ˌkra-kər 
: 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
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
Phrases Containing nutcracker
Kids Definition
nutcracker
noun
nut·crack·er ˈnət-ˌkra-kər
: a device used for cracking the shells of nuts