cutter
Coast Guard boat
A cutter is a person or tool that cuts.
The word appears in compounds describing specific functions: box cutter, wire cutters, cookie cutter.
A cutter is also a small, fast boat—originally one that cuts through water.
In baseball, a cutter is a fastball that breaks sharply.
In self-harm contexts, a cutter is someone who cuts their own skin.
Wind-propelled watercraft
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- coastguardSeafaring emergency responders
- patrolRegular surveillance route
Sharp cutting utensil
Clothing alteration professional
- patternmakerOne who designs templates
- dressmakerOne who sews garments
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- fabricWoven or knit material
cloth · shears · pattern · layout · muslin · draping · fitting · alterations
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- electrocauteryElectrical surgical burning tool
operating · sterile · surgical · precision · biopsy · excision · tissue
Cuts back overgrowth
- secateursGarden cutting tool
- lopperTwo-handled cutting tool
- shearsHeavy-duty cutting blades
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
shrub · edger · landscaping · trimming · clipping · pruning · foliage · hedgerow
One who revises text
- splicerDevice joining cut materials
- footageRecorded video material
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
splice · trim · montage · post-production · rushes · dailies · assembly
Artist shaping solid materials
- chiselEdged carving implement
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
limestone · quarry · mason · engraver · lapidary · faceting · gemstone · intaglio
sailboat
Wind-propelled watercraft
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- coastguardSeafaring emergency responders
patrol · keel · rigging · mast · jib · helm · tack · bow · stern · deck
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
tailor
Clothing alteration professional
- patternmakerOne who designs templates
- dressmakerOne who sews garments
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
fabric · cloth · shears · pattern · layout · muslin · draping · fitting · alterations · couture
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
electrocautery · operating · sterile · surgical · precision · biopsy · excision · tissue
pruner
Cuts back overgrowth
topiary · shrub · edger · landscaping · trimming · clipping · pruning · foliage · hedgerow
editor
One who revises text
- splicerDevice joining cut materials
- footageRecorded video material
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
reel · splice · trim · montage · post-production · rushes · dailies · assembly
sculptor
Artist shaping solid materials
granite · limestone · quarry · mason · engraver · lapidary · faceting · gemstone · intaglio · cameo
plotter
Machinator or diagram machine
waterjet · CNC · router · engraver · embosser · perforator · bandsaw · jigsaw · fretsaw
pitch
Frequency of sound
- sliderAdjustable interface element
- curveballPitch with spin-induced arc
- fastballMaximum-speed baseball throw
sinker · changeup · knuckleball · pitcher · mound · batter · delivery · spin · break · grip
- outilsmetre, lime, burin
- factory workersfactory worker, factory hand, assembly line worker, floor worker, machine operator
- metalworking toolshammer, anvil, forge, tongs, bellows
- watchmakingloupe, chronograph, tweezers, screwdriver, perpetual calendar
- Coast Guard vesselspatrol boat, lifeboat, rescue boat, icebreaker
- papermaking equipmentcalender, refiner, pulper, digester, beater
- cutting cornersReducing effort improperly
- cutting offSeparating by force
- cutting edgeMost advanced currently available
- cutting downDecreasing or felling
- cutting boardSurface for slicing food
- cookie cutterPastry-shaping implement