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cigar cutter

cigar cutter

2 4.4
A small tool for cutting the end off a cigar before you smoke it
  • noun
  • /sɪˈɡɑr ˈkʌtər/
translation icon : cortador de cigarros
  • type of cigar cutter

Examples

  • It's a patent cigar cutter, I think.

    The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)

  • A cigar cutter?

    Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)

  • Before smoking his cigar, he carefully used the cigar cutter to trim the end.

  • She always carries a cigar cutter to ensure she can enjoy a good cigar anywhere.

  • After picking out a fine cigar, he reached for his cigar cutter to prepare it for smoking.

Synonyms

cutter
vscigar cutter
67 2.5

A tool used to cut materials like glass or dough

is a small specialized device for cutting the closed end of something to be smoked

Surface Forms

cigar cutter singular
cigar cutters plural

Morphology

cigar + cutter

The meaning is directly compositional: 'cigar' names the object and 'cutter' names a tool for cutting, so 'cigar cutter' straightforwardly denotes a tool for cutting cigars. This noun-compound pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Cigar cutter shows exactly what it is: a cigar and a cutter, a small tool used to cut the closed end of a cigar. People cut that end so air can pass and they can 'smoke' it, so the name means the small tool used before smoking.