Cutter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
    • 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.
    • a ship's boat having double-banked oars and one or two lugsails.
  4. 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. a brick suitable for cutting and rubbing.
  9. (in U.S. government grading of beef)
    • a low-quality grade of beef between utility and canner.
    • beef of this grade, mostly used in processed beef products, as sausage.
  10. cut fastball.
adjective
  1. (in U.S. government grading of beef) graded between utility and canner.
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
Cutter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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