plural cutters
1
: one that cuts:
a
: one whose work is cutting or involves cutting
wood/glass cutters
b(1)
: an instrument, machine, machine part, or tool that cuts
(2)
: a device for vibrating a cutting stylus in disc recording
also
: the stylus or its point
2
a
: a ship's boat for carrying stores or passengers
b
: a single-masted fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel
c
: a small armed vessel in government service
3
baseball
: cut fastball
His previous three home runs had come on a fastball, a cutter and a slider.—
Billy Witz
Billy Witz4
: a light sleigh
5
: a person who cuts himself or herself purposely (see cut entry 1 sense 1f) : a person who engages in cutting
The cast includes Jill, a middle-class runaway in love with the romance of risk; Maura, a "cutter" who engages in self-mutilation to thwart her over-controlling father …—Cecelia Goodnow
Cecelia GoodnowExamples of cutter in a Sentence
a fabric cutter
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The wholesale market got a yellow placard after county inspectors spotted old food accumulation on the ceiling panel above the meat cutter.
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That sinker was really, really good, then the cutter [was too].
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
The best way to achieve the creamed corn consistency and taste, per my grandmother’s recommendation, is to use an old-fashioned wooden corn cutter or creamer.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
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Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
The wholesale market got a yellow placard after county inspectors spotted old food accumulation on the ceiling panel above the meat cutter.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
That sinker was really, really good, then the cutter [was too].
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
The best way to achieve the creamed corn consistency and taste, per my grandmother’s recommendation, is to use an old-fashioned wooden corn cutter or creamer.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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cutter
noun
cut·ter
ˈkət-ər 
1
: one that cuts
a diamond cutter
a cookie cutter
2
a
: a ship's boat for carrying supplies or passengers
b
: a small sailing boat with one mast
c
: a small armed boat in government service
3
: a small sleigh
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