a dealer in cutlery
"After browsing the antique market, I found a rare silver knife at the local cutler's shop."
One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.
"The old shop owner, a seasoned cutler, displayed his finest hand-forged knives behind the glass counter."
An occupational surname, from occupations for a person who made knives.
"The genealogist traced the Cutler family name back to our ancestors' trade as knife makers in the valley."