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 cutter was relatively effective (.416 expected opponent slugging percentage), as was his sweeper (.428 XSLG), but left-handed hitters teed off on his four-seamer (.778 XSLG) and change-up (.509 XSLG).
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Through August, Webb’s cutter accounted for 1.1% of his pitches.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Last year, only 27 percent of the league’s pitches were sinkers, cutters or splitters.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Through August, Webb’s cutter accounted for 1.1% of his pitches.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Last year, only 27 percent of the league’s pitches were sinkers, cutters or splitters.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 12 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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