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 their own skin 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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Somehow, Navarro countered with a cutter as both men crashed through the sea of chairs.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Hamilton cut the lock and some of the fence with bolt cutters.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Giant drilling machines nearly the length of two football fields armed with cutters harder than diamonds will chew through dense rock.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
And when Edwards did have the ball and saw two Spurs bodies, the offensive plan behind him to punish San Antonio’s additional attention on Minnesota’s superstar was also clear (get a cutter to the middle of the floor).
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Hamilton cut the lock and some of the fence with bolt cutters.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Giant drilling machines nearly the length of two football fields armed with cutters harder than diamonds will chew through dense rock.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
And when Edwards did have the ball and saw two Spurs bodies, the offensive plan behind him to punish San Antonio’s additional attention on Minnesota’s superstar was also clear (get a cutter to the middle of the floor).
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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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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