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
The third pitch was a cutter over the middle of the plate, and Murakami hit it 384 feet for a solo home run to right field.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
In the fifth, after Eovaldi had struck out consecutive batters with two runners on, third baseman Alec Bohm swatted a meaty cutter into right field for an opposite-field three-run home run that gave the Phillies a 5-0 lead.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Navy is now considering modifying a class of Coast Guard cutters that would lack basic armaments such as vertical tubes for launching a variety of anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The evening donates proceeds and raffles off expensive sticks, cutters and other prizes.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
In the fifth, after Eovaldi had struck out consecutive batters with two runners on, third baseman Alec Bohm swatted a meaty cutter into right field for an opposite-field three-run home run that gave the Phillies a 5-0 lead.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Navy is now considering modifying a class of Coast Guard cutters that would lack basic armaments such as vertical tubes for launching a variety of anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The evening donates proceeds and raffles off expensive sticks, cutters and other prizes.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutter
knife
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The Falls at Willow Creek Apartments were on lockdown as SWAT negotiated with the suspect, who was armed with a knife and sword, according to the Folsom Police Department.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy The journey to the titanium spork wound through Hollywood, forks with knives for handles, and a bizarre American craze for turtle soup.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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