paper cutter

noun

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

First recorded in 1820–30

OTHER WORDS FROM paper cutter

pa·per-cut·ting, adjective

Words nearby paper cutter

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British Dictionary definitions for paper-cutter

paper-cutter

noun

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