box cutter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of box cutter
First recorded in 1825–30 in the sense of a person who cuts boxes; current sense dates from 1950–55
Example Sentences
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A Frontier Airlines flight on Nov. 11 landed early after a passenger brought a box cutter onto the plane, something TSA later said happened because agents made errors during the security screening.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
Lacking additional paper, he used a box cutter to shape a piece of cardboard that he could wrap around the object.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
If you're dealing with a lot of heavy brown matter, a mulcher might come in handy, but just cutting up cardboard with a box cutter works, too.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022
He saw the box cutter Hernandez was carrying and thought it was not dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2020
Mom’s holding a box cutter and leaning over one of the billion boxes piled up around the apartment.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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