cutter

[ kuht-er ]

noun

1. a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
2. a machine, tool, or other device for cutting.
3. Nautical.
   1. a single-masted sailing vessel, very similar to a sloop but having its mast set somewhat farther astern, about two-fifths of the way aft measured on the water line.
   2. a ship's boat having double-banked oars and one or two lugsails.
4. Also called revenue cutter. a lightly armed government vessel used to prevent smuggling and enforce the customs regulations.
5. a person who repeatedly inflicts self-injury by cutting the skin, as to cope with negative emotions.
6. a person employed as a film editor.
7. a small, light sleigh, usually single-seated and pulled by one horse.
8. Also called rubber. a brick suitable for cutting and rubbing.
9. (in U.S. government grading of beef )
   1. a low-quality grade of beef between utility and canner.
   2. beef of this grade, mostly used in processed beef products, as sausage.
10. Baseball. cut fastball.

adjective

1. (in U.S. government grading of beef ) graded between utility and canner.

cutter

/ ˈkʌtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that cuts, esp a person who cuts cloth for clothing
2. a sailing boat with its mast stepped further aft so as to have a larger foretriangle than that of a sloop
3. a ship's boat, powered by oars or sail, for carrying passengers or light cargo
4. a small lightly armed boat, as used in the enforcement of customs regulations
5. a pig weighing between 68 and 82 kg, from which fillets and larger joints are cut

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutter¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English kittere, cuttere; cut, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The 2019 murder of 76-year-old Chyong Jen Tsai was as gruesome as it was unexpected; the Arcadia grandmother was found dead in her own backyard after she was viciously attacked with a hammer, a jab saw and a box cutter, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

Bob chats against the buzzing backdrop of whirring industrial tools and woodwork machines in the next room - a laser cutter, bandsaw, lathe and a 3D printer among them.

From BBC

In California, a jury found engineered stone companies at fault this summer in a suit brought by Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez, a 34-year-old countertop cutter who had to undergo a double lung transplant.

From Los Angeles Times

Ohtani ambushed him in the game’s first at-bat, whacking the second throw he saw — a cutter down the middle — into the Mets bullpen for his third postseason home run.

From Los Angeles Times

During the talk, which was visible on X to Musk’s 201 million followers, Trump flattered Musk as an efficiency expert, saying: “You’re the greatest cutter.”

From Los Angeles Times

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