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cutter

cut·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuht-er]
    • /ˈkʌt ər/
    • /ˈkʌtə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuht-er]
    • /ˈkʌt ər/

Definitions of cutter word

  • countable noun cutter A cutter is a tool that you use for cutting through something. 3
  • countable noun cutter A cutter is a person who cuts or reduces something. 3
  • countable noun cutter A cutter is a type of boat. 3
  • noun cutter a person or thing that cuts, esp a person who cuts cloth for clothing 3
  • noun cutter a sailing boat with its mast stepped further aft so as to have a larger foretriangle than that of a sloop 3
  • noun cutter a ship's boat, powered by oars or sail, for carrying passengers or light cargo 3

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Origin of cutter

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, cutter is from the Middle English word kittere, cuttere. See cut, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cutter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cutter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cutter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cutter

noun cutter

  • bayonet — A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
  • dagger — A dagger is a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges.
  • blade — The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
  • sword — a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle.
  • skewer — an oblique movement, direction, or position.

Top questions with cutter

  • how to throw a cutter?

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