Cutter
/ˈkʌtər/noun
A person or tool that cuts; also a type of small sailing vessel or a fast horse-drawn carriage.
Did you know?“Cutter” is an agent noun from the Old English verb *cyttan*/*cuttian* (“to cut”), and its older Indo-European ancestry is debated, which makes its sharp, everyday power feel almost primal.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
cyttan / cuttian
“to cut or hack”
Middle English
ME
cuttere
“one who cuts; a cutting implement”
15th Century
English
cutter
“a person or thing that cuts”
18th Century
English
cutter
“a small, fast sailing vessel”
Modern English
English
cutter
“a person or tool that cuts; also a type of vessel or carriage”