paper cutter
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noun
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.
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Origin of paper cutter
First recorded in 1820–30
OTHER WORDS FROM paper cutter
paper-cutting, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for paper cutter
paper-cutter
noun
a machine for cutting paper, usually a blade mounted over a table on which paper can be aligned
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