ALL meanings of whittler
whit·tle
W w - verb with object whittler to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife. 1
- verb with object whittler to form by whittling: to whittle a figure. 1
- verb with object whittler to cut off (a bit). 1
- verb with object whittler to reduce the amount of, as if by whittling; pare down; take away by degrees (usually followed by down, away, etc.): to whittle down the company's overhead; to whittle away one's inheritance. 1
- verb without object whittler to whittle wood or the like with a knife, as in shaping something or as a mere aimless diversion: to spend an afternoon whittling. 1
- verb without object whittler to tire oneself or another by worrying or fussing. 1
- noun whittler British Dialect. a knife, especially a large one, as a carving knife or a butcher knife. 1
- noun whittler One who whittles. 1
- noun whittler A compact folding knife with two small blades at one end and a single larger blade at the other that folds between them and is sprung by the other ends of both springs. 0