paper cutter


noun
  1. any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.

Origin of paper cutter

1
First recorded in 1820–30

Other words from paper cutter

  • paper-cutting, adjective

Words Nearby paper cutter

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How to use paper cutter in a sentence

  • His eyes were fixed on the table beside which he was seated; he tapped it lightly with a paper-cutter which he held in his hand.

    Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa Molesworth
  • Again and again she tried to move the latch with a pen-knife, and then with a paper-cutter, but without success.

    The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
  • Courtney laid the paper-cutter carefully on the blotter, and drawing out his cigarette case, he selected one and slowly lit it.

  • The Roman, pondering, twisted a paper-cutter and frowned in front of him.

    The Varmint | Owen Johnson
  • The end of a paper-cutter or the end of a rounded ivory handled drawing instrument is excellent for this purpose.

British Dictionary definitions for paper-cutter

paper-cutter

noun
  1. a machine for cutting paper, usually a blade mounted over a table on which paper can be aligned

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