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cutter

[kuht-er]

noun

  1. a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.

  2. a machine, tool, or other device for cutting.

  3. Nautical.

    1. a single-masted sailing vessel, very similar to a sloop but having its mast set somewhat farther astern, about two-fifths of the way aft measured on the water line.

    2. a ship's boat having double-banked oars and one or two lugsails.

  4. Also called revenue cutter.a lightly armed government vessel used to prevent smuggling and enforce the customs regulations.

  5. a person who repeatedly inflicts self-injury by cutting the skin, as to cope with negative emotions.

  6. a person employed as a film editor.

  7. a small, light sleigh, usually single-seated and pulled by one horse.

  8. Also called rubber.a brick suitable for cutting and rubbing.

  9. (in U.S. government grading of beef )

    1. a low-quality grade of beef between utility and canner.

    2. beef of this grade, mostly used in processed beef products, as sausage.

  10. Baseball.cut fastball.



adjective

  1. (in U.S. government grading of beef ) graded between utility and canner.

cutter

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that cuts, esp a person who cuts cloth for clothing

  2. a sailing boat with its mast stepped further aft so as to have a larger foretriangle than that of a sloop

  3. a ship's boat, powered by oars or sail, for carrying passengers or light cargo

  4. a small lightly armed boat, as used in the enforcement of customs regulations

  5. a pig weighing between 68 and 82 kg, from which fillets and larger joints are cut

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cutter1

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English kittere, cuttere; cut, -er 1
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The movie makes creative enough use of circular saws and paper cutters to suffice and sustain audience interest.

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She belonged to a family of grass cutters from the Pulaya community, part of the Dalits, who are at the bottom of India's harsh caste hierarchy and have been historically oppressed.

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To this point, that process has not involved the addition of a different fastball variety more apt at generating soft contact, such as a two-seamer or cutter.

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Burnes, however, was on a different level Saturday, complementing his signature cutter with a mix of curveballs, changeups, sinkers and sliders to turn in his best performance in a Diamondbacks uniform.

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And with his four-seamer playing down, he incorporated more sinkers and cutters into his arsenal.

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