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box cutter
noun
: a small cutting tool that is designed for opening cardboard boxes and typically consists of a retractable razor blade in a thin metal or plastic sheath
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Ortiz had threatened Mach and his co-workers with a box cutter before lunging at the security guard.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
On Friday afternoon in Harlem, a stranger stormed up and struck an 11-year-old girl with a box cutter for no apparent reason, cutting through the child’s long black hair and slashing the back of the pre-teen’s head.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
An expert has testified a box cutter may have been used to slash the girls' throats.
—Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Several students were attending an informal gathering of the swim team at an on-campus residence on September 6 when one of them used a box cutter to scratch the n-word on another student’s chest, according to statements made by the college and the family who says their son was the victim.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
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“Box cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20cutter. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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box cutter
noun
: a small cutting tool used especially for opening cardboard boxes
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