cutter

[ˈkʌtə]

[ˈkʌtɚ]

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A cutter is a tool or device used for cutting things.

When we think about cutters, we often imagine scissors or a knife. But cutters can also refer to machines that help us with tasks like pruning branches from trees or cutting through thick materials like rope or wire. In some cases, a cutter might be a person's job title - for example, a hairdresser who specializes in cutting people's hair is called a haircutter.

How common is "cutter"?

Word cutter is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

A person or device that cuts (in various senses).
Example: a stone cutter; a die cutter
A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.
A foretooth; an incisor.
A heavy-duty motor boat for official use.
A ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore.
A ball that moves sideways in the air, or off the pitch, because it has been cut.
A cut fastball.
A ten-pence piece. So named because it is the coin most often sharpened by prison inmates to use as a weapon.
A person who practices self-injury.
A surgeon.
An animal yielding inferior meat, with little or no external fat and marbling.
An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.
A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.
A kind of soft yellow brick, easily cut, and used for facework.
A light sleigh drawn by one horse.

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