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?

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 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