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 himself or herself 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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Harrison’s addition of a cutter and harder slider could aid him in his quest for more whiffs.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
The extent to which the federal government has been privatized across the board is rarely discussed, especially not by would-be cost cutters like Musk and Vought.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Betts didn’t dominate, but was effective enough with nine points, five rebounds and two assists to cutters.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
In response, the delivery guy and his not-paying customer drag BDSM pinwheels across their vulnerable human skin like mini pizza cutters.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
The extent to which the federal government has been privatized across the board is rarely discussed, especially not by would-be cost cutters like Musk and Vought.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Betts didn’t dominate, but was effective enough with nine points, five rebounds and two assists to cutters.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
In response, the delivery guy and his not-paying customer drag BDSM pinwheels across their vulnerable human skin like mini pizza cutters.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 5 Mar. 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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