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
Fenix hit a rolling cutter for a nearfall.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
My cutter and fastball were really good tonight.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Those ships, known for now as the FF (X), will be based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class national security cutters.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
More powerful laser cutters often need to be paired with external air pumps and filtration systems.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 May 2026
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
My cutter and fastball were really good tonight.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Those ships, known for now as the FF (X), will be based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class national security cutters.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
More powerful laser cutters often need to be paired with external air pumps and filtration systems.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutter
knife
Noun
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Each person had three glasses and five forks and knives to help them through the night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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On Monday, the killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced to life in prison over the knife attack last December.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutter. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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