shutter

1 of 2

noun

shut·​ter ˈshə-tər 

1

: one that shuts

2

: a usually movable cover or screen for a window or door

3

: a mechanical device that limits the passage of light

especially : a camera component that allows light to enter by opening and closing an aperture

4

: the movable louvers in a pipe organ by which the swell box is opened

shutterless

ˈshə-tər-ləs 

adjective

shutter

2 of 2

verb

shuttered; shuttering; shutters

transitive verb

1

: to close by or as if by shutters

corporations shuttering their production plants

2

: to furnish with shutters

Examples of shutter in a Sentence

Verb

They locked the doors and shuttered the windows.

They declared bankruptcy and shuttered the store.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Comfort and convenience are baked in, too, with TÜV Low Blue Light certification to ease eye strain, rapid charging that gives you two hours of use in just 15 minutes, and added security features like a fingerprint reader and webcam privacy shutter. —Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024

Whitetails become conditioned to the camera’s flash and shutter. —Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2024

Verb

Cran-Merry Orange Lemonade Refresher Cran-Merry Orange Refresher with lemonade The Cran-Merry Drink is the Cran-Merry Refresher with coconut milk Of all the new metro Phoenix restaurants, try these 3 first: Italian to fine dining Another location of this Phoenix brewery suddenly shuttered. —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024

And telecommunications and technology firms that facilitate its spread should be shuttered. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shutter

1 of 2 noun

shut·​ter ˈshət-ər 

1

: a movable cover for a window that swings on hinges like a door

2

: a device in a camera that opens to allow light to enter when a picture is taken

shutter

2 of 2 verb

: to close with or by shutters

kept the house shuttered