CUTTER, n. 1. One who cuts or hews.2. An instrument that cuts; as a straw-cutter.3. A fore tooth, that cuts meat, as distinguished from a grinder.4. A small boat used by ships of war. Also, a vessel with one mast and a straight running bowsprit, which may be run in upon deck; rigged nearly like a sloop.5. An officer int he exchequer that provides wood for the tallies.6. A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.
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