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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This year’s been tough as federal government budget-cutters target Medicaid and food aid and the political rhetoric targeting immigrants has spread fear.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Instead of waiting for someone else to cut the vegetable for me, this fruit and veggie cutter quarters lengthwise, from end to end.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025
Des Cars said the power tools used by robbers to cut through the display cases were disc cutters made to cut concrete.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
The interdictions have continued as part of what’s known as Operation Pacific Viper even during the federal government shutdown, with several cutters reporting major seizures last month.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Instead of waiting for someone else to cut the vegetable for me, this fruit and veggie cutter quarters lengthwise, from end to end.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025
Des Cars said the power tools used by robbers to cut through the display cases were disc cutters made to cut concrete.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
The interdictions have continued as part of what’s known as Operation Pacific Viper even during the federal government shutdown, with several cutters reporting major seizures last month.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 26 Nov. 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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