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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And the cutter the first inning, just got his hands inside of it and kept it fair.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Rockies starter Kyle Freeland fired a first-pitch cutter.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Wide-mouth jar sealers, bottle stoppers and bag cutters can help make food preservation easier.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Check out staff demos of the laser cutter, 3D printer and more.
—Melissa Grzybowski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Rockies starter Kyle Freeland fired a first-pitch cutter.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Wide-mouth jar sealers, bottle stoppers and bag cutters can help make food preservation easier.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Check out staff demos of the laser cutter, 3D printer and more.
—Melissa Grzybowski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutter. Accessed 20 Jul. 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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