cutter

[ kuht-er ]

/ ˈkʌt ər /

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Definition of cutter

noun

a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.

a machine, tool, or other device for cutting.

Nautical.

a single-masted sailing vessel, very similar to a sloop but having its mast set somewhat farther astern, about two-fifths of the way aft measured on the water line.
a ship's boat having double-banked oars and one or two lugsails.

Also called revenue cutter. a lightly armed government vessel used to prevent smuggling and enforce the customs regulations.

a person who repeatedly inflicts self-injury by cutting the skin, as to cope with negative emotions.

a person employed as a film editor.

a small, light sleigh, usually single-seated and pulled by one horse.

Also called rubber. a brick suitable for cutting and rubbing.

(in U.S. government grading of beef)

a low-quality grade of beef between utility and canner.
beef of this grade, mostly used in processed beef products, as sausage.

Baseball. cut fastball.

adjective

(in U.S. government grading of beef) graded between utility and canner.

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Origin of cutter

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English kittere, cuttere; see cut, -er¹

Words nearby cutter

cut string, cuttable, Cuttack, cuttage, cut teeth, cutter, cutter bar, cutter deck, Cutter number, cutter-rigged, cut the comedy

How to use cutter in a sentence

There are fewer than 100 master-certified glove cutters in the world—a title that was formalized in 17th-century France and earned only after years of mentorship—and two of them work at Hestra.
The Best Ski Gloves Are the Simplest Ones|Joe Jackson|February 10, 2021|Outside Online
These critters have swapped out jaws for jointed fangs and scissor-like cutters.
Explainer: Insects, arachnids and other arthropods|Curtis Segarra|January 19, 2021|Science News For Students
That makes sense in theory, but in practice it’s required more hurdles, from paperwork to verification to penalties for line-cutters.
America’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is way too complicated|German Lopez|January 15, 2021|Vox
As we head towards a new year, the cookie-cutter user experience might not cut it anymore.
Six ways to steer marketing in the post-pandemic world|Evelyn Johnson|January 6, 2021|Search Engine Watch

They traced the plane’s edges onto body-shop paper, overlaid it onto a steel plate, and sliced the shape with a plasma cutter.
A CIA spyplane crashed outside Area 51 a half-century ago. This explorer found it.|Sarah Scoles|January 5, 2021|Popular-Science
Then Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley, California, made a bad batch of vaccine, and 40,000 children were sickened with polio.
How Presidents Handle Pandemics|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The job—feeding massive paper reams into a cutter—paid 10 cents above minimum wage.
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The problem is, “Yoga therapeutics has become very cookie cutter,” says Cruikshank.
Yoga Is Good for You. But Is It Medicine?|DailyBurn|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eric Cantor was a noxious, cookie-cutter, U.S. Chamber, GOP hypocrite.
Now Let’s Replace All the Other Big-Spending Eric Cantors|Nick Gillespie|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is no cookie-cutter plan for social media; you have to find what appeals most to your specific audience.
How to Win at Crowdfunding|Bianca Goodloe|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At length, it was proposed by Dan Tyron to send for the stone cutter, and get him to cut them out of the wall with a chisel.
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The cutter passes from plant to plant cutting only those plants that are ripe.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
At this time the leaves are very brittle and unless the cutter is an experienced hand much injury may be done to the leaves.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
“We are not in her clutches just yet, my lad,” said Captain Charnick, as he saw Digby anxiously watching the cutter.
Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston
Digby got a look at the compass within it, and found that the cutter was once more running up Channel.
Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for cutter

cutter

/ (ˈkʌtə) /

noun

a person or thing that cuts, esp a person who cuts cloth for clothing

a sailing boat with its mast stepped further aft so as to have a larger foretriangle than that of a sloop

a ship's boat, powered by oars or sail, for carrying passengers or light cargo

a small lightly armed boat, as used in the enforcement of customs regulations

a pig weighing between 68 and 82 kg, from which fillets and larger joints are cut

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