as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
a fabric cutter
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Recent Examples of cutter
Greene’s first ninth-inning blast broke a 1-1 tie, as Kenley Jansen’s cutter was right down Broadway, and the Tigers’ star didn’t miss it.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
However, there soon will be some important voices to implement a more sound space policy and speak for NASA's priorities, rather than those of budget cutters.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
During that period, 10 cutters were taken out of service and almost 30 Coast Guard stations were temporarily abandoned.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
However, there soon will be some important voices to implement a more sound space policy and speak for NASA's priorities, rather than those of budget cutters.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
During that period, 10 cutters were taken out of service and almost 30 Coast Guard stations were temporarily abandoned.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutter
knife
Noun
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The knife was attached to a cable and measured to be seemingly less than an inch away from Cruise’s eyeball.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Two suspects reportedly ran up on the officer, threatened him with a knife and beat him, breaking his orbital bone.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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