undercutter

American  

[uhn-der-kuht-er] / ˈʌn dərˌkʌt ər /

noun

Railroads.

1. a track-maintenance machine that cleans the ballast section to any predetermined depth.

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Etymology

Origin of undercutter

First recorded in 1890–95; undercut + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Who was this credit-taking undercutter?

From Washington Post

If that means you are pulling out the undercutter, then you need to pull out the undercutter.”

From Washington Times

“The denial factor is a credibility undercutter,” Chancellor Laster said.

From New York Times

Suits made by hand on Savile Row can take eight to 10 weeks to make and involve multiple workers: a cutter; an undercutter; a coatmaker; a trousermaker; a vestmaker; a coat finisher; a trouser finisher; a presser; "and someone to sew buttons on," said Patrick Grant, director of Savile Row tailoring house Norton & Sons.

From The Wall Street Journal

By his own admission it had grown into one of the biggest operators in the UK by being the undercutter of the industry.

From The Guardian