cutter

noun

ˈkə-tər How to pronounce cutter (audio)
Definition of cutternext
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 Cord cutters can check out DirecTV, Fox One, Fubo, Hulu, Peacock, Sling, and YouTube TV for these games. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 His heater is really his only weapon, however, because his upper-80s splitter and low-80s curveball rate as fringy and his upper-80s cutter grades as below average. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Vaughn Grissom hit a 91-mph slider to center for a leadoff single, and Meckler followed by driving a 95-mph cutter 388 feet to right for his third homer of the season and a 2-0 lead. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 The 14-story neo-Gothic structure (nicknamed the Jewelers Building) once housed five floors alone of diamond cutters, goldsmiths, and other jewelers, with the rest of the building dedicated to other places for wealthy Detroiters to splurge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cutter
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knife
Noun
  • In that version of his death, he’s killed by a knife sent flying in his direction by Bellatrix Lestrange after rescuing Harry and his friends from Malfoy Manor.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain, NYFF62), who also wrote the show’s music and lyrics, keeps things expertly balanced on a knife’s edge between musical theater satire and cathartic character study.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of knife

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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutter. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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