paper cutter

American  

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.

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paper-cutter British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• paper-cutting adjective

Etymology

Origin of paper cutter

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The movie makes creative enough use of circular saws and paper cutters to suffice and sustain audience interest.

From Salon

You too can create your own gift wrapping station with paper rolls housed on a horizontal paper cutter.

From Seattle Times

Whether it is when she begins monologuing or while wielding a guillotine paper cutter as a weapon, the film keeps finding new ways to tease out the most fun it can from its premise.

From Seattle Times

All of the necessary equipment was at hand: “a guillotine-style paper cutter, a heavy mallet, cotton, bandages, alcohol and a small bottle.”

From Washington Post

Using a 19th-century guillotine-style paper cutter, Wagner cut thousands of pieces of paper in 10 different sizes, all rectangles in the same proportions that Powers favors.

From New York Times