slitter

1 of 2

transitive verb

slit·​ter

ˈslitə(r), 

-itə-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to cut the edge of (a garment) in ornamental slits

slitter

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

1

: a slitting machine or device: such as

a

: a thin wheel of bronze or soft steel charged with diamond dust or emery for slitting or sawing precious stones

b

: a rapidly revolving sharpened disk for trimming or cutting a web of paper into narrower rolls

c

: a machine for slitting motion-picture film

2

: an operator of a machine for slitting (as metal, textiles, paper, or plastics)

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

Middle English sliteren, slitteren, frequentative of slitten to slit

Noun

slit entry 1 + -er

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Rhymes for slitter

• bitter
• critter
• fitter
• fritter
• glitter
• hitter
• jitter
• knitter
• litter
• quitter
• ritter
• splitter