Thesaurus results for CUTTER

cutter

noun

ˈkə-tər

Definition of cutter next

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 Teams of ships—cutter dredges that steer underwater drill bits, clamshell dredges that swing a bivalve bucket over the shore and pump dredges that suck sediment from the riverbed—work in relatively quick succession. —

Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026 Many parents are already familiar with grape cutters, but Oxo’s Tot Grape Cutter can be used for much more than slicing grapes for little ones. —

Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026 With the help of its two cutter pursuit boats and other assets, the Munro tracked and interdicted the vessel using warning shots and disabling fire from a helicopter. —

Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026 And sinkers, cutters, four-seamers rising. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cutter

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knife

Noun

As the ride ended, the male suspect, sitting in the backseat behind the driver, pulled out a knife and began violently stabbing the driver in the neck and the back of the head without warning.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026