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Cutter

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Noun

1. cutter, stonecutter

someone who cuts or carves stone

2. carver, cutter

someone who carves the meat

3. cutter

someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)

4. cutter, pinnace, ship's boat, tender

a boat for communication between ship and shore

5. cutter

a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop

6. cutlery, cutter, cutting tool

a cutting implement; a tool for cutting

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cutter

see synonyms of cutter
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. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cutter

see synonyms of cutter
noun
1. 
a device, tool, or machine for cutting
2. 
a person who cuts or whose work is cutting; specif., a person whose work is cutting to patterns the sections that form a garment
3. 
a. 
a boat carried, esp. formerly, aboard large ships to transport personnel or supplies
b. 
an armed sailing vessel, formerly used by revenue authorities, as to pursue smugglers
: also revenue cutter
c. 
a small, armed, engine-powered ship, used by the Coast Guard as for patrol duty
: also Coast Guard cutter
d. 
a single-masted yacht or sailboat carrying two headsails under normal wind conditions
4.  US
a small, light sleigh, usually drawn by one horse

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cutter

see synonyms of cutter
n.
1. One that cuts, especially in tailoring.
2. A device or machine that cuts.
3. Nautical
a. A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with two or more headsails and a mast set somewhat farther aft than that of a sloop.
b. A ship's boat, powered by a motor or oars and used for transporting stores or passengers.
c. A patrol boat, especially a US Coast Guard ship that is at least 65 feet long and has accommodations for the crew.
4. A small sleigh, usually seating one person and drawn by a single horse.
5. Baseball See cut fastball.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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