shutter

1 of 2

noun

shut·​ter ˈshə-tər 

1

: one that shuts

2

: a usually movable cover or screen for a window or door

3

: a mechanical device that limits the passage of light

especially : a camera component that allows light to enter by opening and closing an aperture

4

: the movable louvers in a pipe organ by which the swell box is opened

shutterless

ˈshə-tər-ləs 

adjective

shutter

2 of 2

verb

shuttered; shuttering; shutters

transitive verb

1

: to close by or as if by shutters

corporations shuttering their production plants

2

: to furnish with shutters

Examples of shutter in a Sentence

Verb

They locked the doors and shuttered the windows.

They declared bankruptcy and shuttered the store.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The mechanical shutter can do full-resolution shots at 10 frames per second. —New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025

The 128 accommodations are equally elegant, with white couches, blue throws, and slatted shutters. —Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025

Verb

Lucinda Shen Feb 11, 2025 CFPB shutdown creates a mess for fintechs The Trump administration has continued to focus on deregulation, effectively shuttering the CFPB over the weekend. —Emily Peck, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025

Fubo declined to put a price tag on its upcoming news and sports skinny bundle, which aims to draw sport fans away from the traditional cable bundle after Venu shuttered. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shutter

• butter
• clutter
• cutter
• flutter
• gutter
• mutter
• nutter
• putter
• rutter
• sputter
• stutter
• utter

Kids Definition

shutter

1 of 2 noun

shut·​ter ˈshət-ər 

1

: a movable cover for a window that swings on hinges like a door

2

: a device in a camera that opens to allow light to enter when a picture is taken

shutter

2 of 2 verb

: to close with or by shutters

kept the house shuttered