Scutter vs. Cutter: What's the Difference?
Scutter and Cutter Definitions
Scutter
To move with a clattering, scurrying sound
"The gun scutters over the tiles and lands against the molding of the hallway with a thump" (Scott Turow).
Cutter
One that cuts, especially in tailoring.
Scutter
Thin excrement.
Cutter
A device or machine that cuts.
Scutter
A hasty run.
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Cutter
A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with two or more headsails and a mast set somewhat farther aft than that of a sloop.
Scutter
To void thin excrement.
Cutter
A ship's boat, powered by a motor or oars and used for transporting stores or passengers.
Scutter
To run with a light pattering noise; to skitter.
We saw a rat scuttering into a dark corner as we turned on the lights.
Cutter
A patrol boat, especially a US Coast Guard ship that is at least 65 feet long and has accommodations for the crew.
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Scutter
To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle.
A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and tail, and scuttered across the shallows.
Cutter
A small sleigh, usually seating one person and drawn by a single horse.
Cutter
(Baseball) See cut fastball.
Cutter
A person or device that cuts (in various senses).
A stone cutter; a die cutter
In some CNC programs, the diameter of the cutter (such as an end mill) is handled by cutter compensation codes.
Cutter
(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.
Cutter
A foretooth; an incisor.
Cutter
A heavy-duty motor boat for official use.
A coastguard cutter.
Cutter
(nautical) A ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore.
Cutter
(cricket) A ball that moves sideways in the air, or off the pitch, because it has been cut.
Cutter
(baseball) A cut fastball.
Cutter
(slang) A ten-pence piece. So named because it is the coin most often sharpened by prison inmates to use as a weapon.
Cutter
(informal) A person who practices self-injury by making cuts in the flesh.
Cutter
A surgeon.
Cutter
An animal yielding inferior meat, with little or no external fat and marbling.
Cutter
(obsolete) An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.
Cutter
(obsolete) A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.
Cutter
(obsolete) A kind of soft yellow brick, easily cut, and used for facework.
Cutter
A light sleigh drawn by one horse.
Cutter
(television) A flag or similar instrument for blocking light.
Cutter
(MLE) A knife.
Cutter
One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.
Cutter
That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter.
Cutter
A fore tooth; an incisor.
Cutter
A boat used by ships of war.
Cutter
A small, light one-horse sleigh.
Cutter
An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.
Cutter
A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.
Cutter
A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; - so called from the facility with which it can be cut.
Cutter
Someone who cuts or carves stone
Cutter
Someone who carves the meat
Cutter
Someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)
Cutter
A boat for communication between ship and shore
Cutter
A sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
Cutter
A cutting implement; a tool for cutting
