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Synonyms for cutter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuht-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌt ər

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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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