Synonyms for cutter

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuht-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌt ər

Top 10 synonyms for cutter

Other synonyms for the word cutter

Définition of cutter

Origin : late 12c., "one who cuts" in any sense, agent noun from cut (v.). As a type of small, single-masted vessel, from 1762, earlier "boat belonging to a ship of war" (1745), perhaps so called from the notion of "cutting" through the water.

As in knife : noun cutting tool
As in sailboat : noun a boat propelled with wind by sailcloth
As in engraver : noun graver
As in lawn mower : noun machine for cutting grass
As in lumberjack : noun wood cutter
As in warship : noun large boat

Example sentences :

But the cutter slipped by and left him knee-deep, looking ruefully after them.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The hovel of a cutter of wood into lengths for burning, was the only house at that end; all else was wall.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

It is intended for two; won't you step out of the sleigh into the cutter?
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

They're going to send a cutter for me to come and take Parker's place.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

The cutter imitated this manoeuvre, and the boat of the wreck went last.
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

She is a cutter, and a good sea-boat, and sails well before the wind.
Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat

Then cut out the center of these with a cutter about an inch across.
Extract from : « Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them » by Cora Moore

There is the cutter rig, yawl rig, sloop rig, and the ketch rig.
Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates

Mark the middle of these rounds with a cutter about three sizes smaller.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

The noise of the cutter came intermittently, like the breaking of waves.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

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