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cutter definition

cut·ter (kut′ər)

noun

  1. a device, tool, or machine for cutting
  2. a person who cuts or whose work is cutting; specif., a person whose work is cutting to patterns the sections that form a garment
    1. a boat carried, esp. formerly, aboard large ships to transport personnel or supplies
    2. an armed sailing vessel, formerly used by revenue authorities, as to pursue smugglers
      also revenue cutter
    3. a small, armed, engine-powered ship, used by the Coast Guard as for patrol duty
      also Coast Guard cutter
    4. a single-masted yacht or sailboat carrying two headsails under normal wind conditions
  4. ☆ a small, light sleigh, usually drawn by one horse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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