paper cutter

noun

1. any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.

paper-cutter

noun

1. a machine for cutting paper, usually a blade mounted over a table on which paper can be aligned

Other Word Forms

• paper-cutting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of paper cutter¹

First recorded in 1820–30