as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
a fabric cutter
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Recent Examples of cutter
Bolt cutters were used to open a fence and gain access to a building.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Footage released by the Philippine government shows a Chinese coast guard cutter colliding with a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer after being outmaneuvered by a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The first step required chopping the hay into short lengths in a trough-like cutter with a shear handle, like a paper cutter.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Sebastian Rivero then worked his way back from an 0-and-2 count before swinging at a 90 mph cutter away for strike three to end the inning.
—Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Footage released by the Philippine government shows a Chinese coast guard cutter colliding with a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer after being outmaneuvered by a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The first step required chopping the hay into short lengths in a trough-like cutter with a shear handle, like a paper cutter.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Sebastian Rivero then worked his way back from an 0-and-2 count before swinging at a 90 mph cutter away for strike three to end the inning.
—Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutter
knife
Noun
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The woman took off and was found hiding in nearby woods holding a knife, police told WCMH.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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The labor market is balancing on a knife edge, with little hiring and little firing making for tight conditions.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutter. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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