undercutter

[uhn-der-kuht-er]

noun

Railroads.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of undercutter¹

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

Example Sentences

Who was this credit-taking undercutter?

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

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

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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.

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

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