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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One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
However, there soon will be some important voices to implement a more sound space policy and speak for NASA's priorities, rather than those of budget cutters.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
During that period, 10 cutters were taken out of service and almost 30 Coast Guard stations were temporarily abandoned.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
The Diamondbacks took full advantage of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s worst start of the season, depositing a pair of cutters into the seats to knock him for five runs over five innings and double the right-hander’s ERA from 0.90 to 1.80.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
However, there soon will be some important voices to implement a more sound space policy and speak for NASA's priorities, rather than those of budget cutters.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
During that period, 10 cutters were taken out of service and almost 30 Coast Guard stations were temporarily abandoned.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
The Diamondbacks took full advantage of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s worst start of the season, depositing a pair of cutters into the seats to knock him for five runs over five innings and double the right-hander’s ERA from 0.90 to 1.80.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 24 May. 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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