3. cutter a single-masted sailing vessel, similar to a sloop but having its mast farther astern.
4. cutter a lightly armed government vessel.
5. cutter a small, light sleigh, usu. single-seated and pulled by one horse.
Etymology: (1375–1425)
Definition of 'Cutter'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)stonecutter, cutter someone who cuts or carves stone
2. (noun)cutter, carver someone who carves the meat
3. (noun)cutter someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)
4. (noun)tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter a boat for communication between ship and shore
5. (noun)cutter a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
6. (noun)cutter, cutlery, cutting tool a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
Definition of 'Cutter'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Cutter one who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments
2. (noun)Cutter that which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter
5. (noun)Cutter a fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most essentials like a sloop. A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop of the same length, and depends for stability on a deep keel, often heavily weighted with lead
6. (noun)Cutter a small armed vessel, usually a steamer, in the revenue marine service; -- also called revenue cutter
7. (noun)Cutter a small, light one-horse sleigh
8. (noun)Cutter an officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid