box cutter

[ boks-kuht-er ]

noun

a small cutting tool consisting of a retractable razor blade in a metal or plastic holder, designed for opening cardboard cartons.

Origin of box cutter

First recorded in 1825–30 in the sense of a person who cuts boxes; current sense dates from 1950–55

Words Nearby box cutter

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How to use box cutter in a sentence

Shortly before a mass extinction ended the Age of Dinosaurs, a reptilian, barracuda-like carnivore with a mouth like a box cutter patrolled the warm seas that once covered swaths of what is now North Africa.
This ancient sea reptile had a slicing bite like no other | Jake Buehler | February 2, 2021 | Science News
He forced me into the alley with the box cutter at my throat.
In Washington, Sexual Assault Victims Find Justice Elusive | | February 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
My attacker had stabbed me with a box cutter and told me he would kill me if I did not do as he asked.
In Washington, Sexual Assault Victims Find Justice Elusive | | February 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for box cutter

box cutter

noun

a knife-like tool with a short retractable blade

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