cutter
43
4.5
- noun
- /ˈkʌtər/
:
cortador
- I'm looking for Victor the meat cutter.
- meat cutter
- cane cutter
And the meat cutter stabbed the waiter in the ear with a fork.
- And the meat cutter stabbed the waiter in the ear with a fork.
Examples
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Woodblock prints need a team, publisher, artist, block cutter and printer.
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We've had one of our cutters out since we got the call.
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For each garment cut, you would pay the cutter, OK.
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Harry Paulson had been a paper cutter in the mill not far from the Murchers' house.
Fiction book (1995) -
Nicolao, the famous stone-cutter, was working in the nearby Abbey of St. Michael.
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I worked as a die cutter beside an old Lokhar who was a true genius.
Fiction book (1993) -
As a skilled cloth cutter, she carefully shaped each piece of fabric for the dress.
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The experienced stone cutter transformed the rough rock into beautiful sculptures.
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The tailor hired a new cutter to help with the increasing number of orders.
Synonyms
7
4.6
An artist who cuts and shapes materials like wood and stone to make sculptures
5
3.0
A person who cuts down trees and chops them into logs
5
4.6
A person or machine that uses large scissors to cut wool from sheep and other thick materials
3
3.9
A person who makes decorative objects from wood by cutting and shaping them
1
6.5
A person who cuts and shapes stone for buildings or sculpture
1
2.4
A person who slices and trims meat for sale in shops
1
1.8
A person who cuts other people's hair for a living
1
4.9
A person who cuts or engraves glass as a job
1
4.3
A person or tool that cuts threads and trims small plants
A person who prepares cloth pieces to sew into clothes
A person who shapes and polishes precious stones for use in jewelry
A person who cuts and polishes precious stones like diamonds
A person who cuts and fits flat glass for windows and doors
A person who cuts square or rectangular holes in wood to join pieces
A person who uses a saw in a sawmill or when cutting trees
A person who finishes the edges of clothes to make them neat
A person who uses a knife to cut food or carve materials as a job
Compounds
12
3.9
A strong tool with long handles and heavy jaws for cutting metal, like locks or chains
- NSFW
1
9.8
A bomb that breaks into many small fast metal pieces to hit soldiers and vehicles
1
7.5
A small sharp knife with a short stiff blade for carving linoleum or trimming edges
- Specialized
A machine that chops and mixes meat and other food inside a spinning bowl
- Specialized
A tool that removes small amounts of metal after rough cutting to make gear teeth smooth and accurate
- Archaic
A tool used in traditional printing to cut thin lead strips for spacing type
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cutter comes from the simple verb cut, meaning 'to cut', plus the agent ending -er, meaning 'one who does'. So a cutter is literally 'one who cuts', which fits someone who shapes stone or cloth.