cookie-cutter

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adjective

cook·​ie-cut·​ter ˈku̇-kē-ˌkə-tər 

: marked by lack of originality or distinction

cookie-cutter shopping malls

cookie cutter

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noun

: a device used to cut rolled cookie dough into shapes before baking

Examples of cookie-cutter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Franklyn-Miller is certainly pretty, serving as a fine face for this story, but the screenplay (by Erwin, Diederik Hoogstraten and Tom Provost) flattens his character into a basic cookie-cutter hero. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

No one expects Leica to deliver a cookie-cutter camera that looks like every other camera on the market. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Noun

Most 10-Qs are cookie cutter documents disclosing financial figures already embedded in corporate records. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The metal cookie cutters of decades prior are strong and sturdy and can truly stand the test of time. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 14 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1922, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cookie-cutter

• kilometre
• butter
• clutter
• cutter
• flutter
• gutter
• mutter
• nutter
• putter
• rutter
• shutter
• sputter