cutter
Americannoun
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a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
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a machine, tool, or other device for cutting.
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Nautical.
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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.
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a ship's boat having double-banked oars and one or two lugsails.
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Also called revenue cutter. a lightly armed government vessel used to prevent smuggling and enforce the customs regulations.
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a person who repeatedly inflicts self-injury by cutting the skin, as to cope with negative emotions.
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a person employed as a film editor.
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a small, light sleigh, usually single-seated and pulled by one horse.
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Also called rubber. a brick suitable for cutting and rubbing.
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(in U.S. government grading of beef )
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a low-quality grade of beef between utility and canner.
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beef of this grade, mostly used in processed beef products, as sausage.
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Baseball. cut fastball.
adjective
noun
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a person or thing that cuts, esp a person who cuts cloth for clothing
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a sailing boat with its mast stepped further aft so as to have a larger foretriangle than that of a sloop
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a ship's boat, powered by oars or sail, for carrying passengers or light cargo
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a small lightly armed boat, as used in the enforcement of customs regulations
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a pig weighing between 68 and 82 kg, from which fillets and larger joints are cut
Etymology
Origin of cutter
First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English kittere, cuttere; see cut, -er 1
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Vocabulary from history writings about the Triangle Factory Fire
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Example Sentences
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Pow's larger machines with digital components, like its laser cutter, would be less recognisable to time travellers.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Raj agrees: "We've gone from a high-street driven, cookie cutter approach to an evolving, social media driven market."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Mr. Phelan canceled a long-planned frigate and replaced it with an underpowered Coast Guard cutter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Enthralled, I personally commissioned David Stockman, Ronald Reagan’s own legendary budget cutter, to map out how it could be done.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
“It is for Lagurie only. Only the cutter gets paid. But Lagurie, he will buy us small rice for our help.”
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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