plural cutters
1
: one that cuts:
a
: one whose work is cutting or involves cutting
wood/glass cutters
b(1)
: an instrument, machine, machine part, or tool that cuts
(2)
: a device for vibrating a cutting stylus in disc recording
also
: the stylus or its point
2
a
: a ship's boat for carrying stores or passengers
b
: a single-masted fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel
c
: a small armed vessel in government service
3
baseball
: cut fastball
His previous three home runs had come on a fastball, a cutter and a slider.—
Billy Witz
Billy Witz4
: a light sleigh
5
: a person who cuts himself or herself purposely (see cut entry 1 sense 1f) : a person who engages in cutting
The cast includes Jill, a middle-class runaway in love with the romance of risk; Maura, a "cutter" who engages in self-mutilation to thwart her over-controlling father …—Cecelia Goodnow
Cecelia GoodnowExamples of cutter in a Sentence
a fabric cutter
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Three United States Coast Guard fast response cutters transit the Strait of Hormuz on August 22, 2022.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Compared to the cutter, which hit the zone 57% of the time, his changeup had a stark 17% zone rate.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
For the first time, Yamamoto wore a PitchCom device, going back and forth with Rortvedt on the pitch sequencing all the way through to Yamamoto being one out away from pulling off the no-hitter — when Yamamoto called for a cutter that Jackson Holliday got over the right field fence.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent years, his arsenal has consisted of 4-5 different pitches - splitter, four-seam fastball, cutter, curve and slider.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Compared to the cutter, which hit the zone 57% of the time, his changeup had a stark 17% zone rate.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
For the first time, Yamamoto wore a PitchCom device, going back and forth with Rortvedt on the pitch sequencing all the way through to Yamamoto being one out away from pulling off the no-hitter — when Yamamoto called for a cutter that Jackson Holliday got over the right field fence.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent years, his arsenal has consisted of 4-5 different pitches - splitter, four-seam fastball, cutter, curve and slider.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cutter
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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cutter
noun
cut·ter
ˈkət-ər 
1
: one that cuts
a diamond cutter
a cookie cutter
2
a
: a ship's boat for carrying supplies or passengers
b
: a small sailing boat with one mast
c
: a small armed boat in government service
3
: a small sleigh
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