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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Matthews’ fastball has averaged 97.1 mph for the Saints, compared to 94.9 mph for the Twins as a rookie last season, and the velocity on his slider and cutter are also up 2-3 mph.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Lindor laid down a textbook bunt down for a single, and Soto hit a cutter to the left-center warning track with one on and none out.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The curve excelled at bat-missing (18.2%), while the cutter was better at contact management (82).
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
A day later, at 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, a Coast Guard cutter intercepted a 45-foot boat 6 miles off the coast of Point Loma.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Lindor laid down a textbook bunt down for a single, and Soto hit a cutter to the left-center warning track with one on and none out.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The curve excelled at bat-missing (18.2%), while the cutter was better at contact management (82).
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
A day later, at 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, a Coast Guard cutter intercepted a 45-foot boat 6 miles off the coast of Point Loma.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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