curtailer

Meanings

• Noun or Verb

  A person or thing that curtails or restricts, especially by cutting short or reducing.

  - "The budget curtailer was able to reduce expenses by 10%."
  - "The mayor appointed a new curtailer to address the city's overspending."

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Variants

List of all variants of curtailer that leads to same result
curtail , curtailed , curtailer , curtailers , curtailing , curtails

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'one who keeps the curtain.' From Middle English curtailen, from curtain, probably from Old French courtain, from Latin cortina.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'curtailer' is often used in the context of government budgeting and financial management.

2. In some legal contexts, a curtailer is a person who acts as a guardian or trustee for another person or entity.

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Related Concepts

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1. Budgeting: The process of creating and managing a plan for spending and saving money.

2. Austerity measures: Economic measures aimed at reducing public spending and debt.

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Culture

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In literature, 'curtailer' has been used as a metaphor for someone who restricts or limits, often in a negative context. For example, in George Orwell's 'Animal Farm,' the pigs act as curtailers, limiting the freedoms of the other animals.

How to Memorize "curtailer"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person holding a pair of scissors, cutting a long piece of fabric or a budget to represent the meaning of 'curtailer'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'curtailer' with the idea of cutting back or reducing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'curtailer' starts with the letter 'C,' which sounds like 'cut' and 'curtain,' helping you remember the meaning of the word.

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