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 Goodnow
Examples of cutter in a Sentence
a fabric cutter
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June 5, 2024
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—Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Harrison Bader hit a one-out double to bring up Lindor, who battled Assad for eight pitches before finally connecting on a full-count cutter.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
The Dodgers veteran threw nine cutters to Melendez but left the final one too far over the plate.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2024
At the committee hearing, Stokes disagreed with the police report that states the blade is an exact match for the box cutters at the restaurant and accidently fell into the burrito from the plastic encasing.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Harrison Bader hit a one-out double to bring up Lindor, who battled Assad for eight pitches before finally connecting on a full-count cutter.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
The Dodgers veteran threw nine cutters to Melendez but left the final one too far over the plate.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2024
At the committee hearing, Stokes disagreed with the police report that states the blade is an exact match for the box cutters at the restaurant and accidently fell into the burrito from the plastic encasing.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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