I. ˈkəd.ə(r), ˈkətə- noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from cutten to cut + -er
1. : one that cuts:
a. : one whose work is cutting or involves cutting: as
(1) : one that castrates animals
a horse cutter
(2) : one that cuts cloth or fur to measure in making garments
(3) : one that cuts flat glass or grinds designs on glass
(4) : an operator of a machine for pulverizing crushed ore samples into powder for chemical analysis
(5) : a miner who uses hand tools to extract coal in underground areas
(6) : one that cuts and shapes gems
(7) : one that cuts or carves building and monumental stone
(8) : one that edits individual motion-picture shots and assembles them into a finished motion picture
b.
(1) : an instrument that cuts : a machine, machine part, or tool that cuts
(2) : a rotary cutting tool with many cutting edges
(3) : a device for vibrating a cutting stylus in exact accord with electrical input in disc recording
(4) : the cutting stylus : the sapphire or diamond point of a stylus
2. obsolete
a. : bravo , bully
b. : cutthroat , highwayman
3.
a. : a cutting comment
b. : one that cuts an acquaintance
4. : a fore tooth : incisor — distinguished from grinder
5.
a. : a boat, usually broad and square sterned, motor powered or rowed, carried aboard large ships for carrying stores or passengers
b. : a fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with jib, forestaysail, and mainsail, the single mast now usually stepped further aft than that of a sloop, the hull formerly being typically of extreme length and depth but now not usually distinguished from that of a sloop
c. : a small armed boat in the government service, in the United States Coast Guard being over 83 feet in length and not classed as an auxiliary
d. : a boat carrying coaches, trainers, and officials at a boat race
6. : a light sleigh drawn by one or two horses
7. : a soft brick that can be cut or rubbed to shape
8. : an inferior grade of carcass beef of which only the ribs and loins are sometimes marketed as cuts, the remainder being boned out for processing into beef products (as sausage)
9. : a leaf of flue-cured tobacco pulled from the higher portion of the lower half of the stalk
10. slang : revolver
II. ˈku̇tə(r), ˈkət- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably of imitative origin like Middle High German kuteren to giggle, coo
dialect Britain : to talk confidentially or in a low voice
III. ˈkəd.ə(r), ˈkətə- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Cutter (number)
: to assign a Cutter number to