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cuttermen

cuttermen is the plural of cutterman.

Meaning of cutterman

Noun (1)

cutterman (plural cuttermen)

  1. (Pennsylvania, US, colloquial) A person who is either unkempt or slovenly.

Noun (2)

cutterman (plural cuttermen)

  1. One who is employed to operate an industrial cutting tool.
    • When the clamp is brought down to show where the knife will cut, the cutterman has merely to press the treadle slightly, and if satisfied that the knife will fall exactly where it is wanted, he can start the Machine without releasing the clamp.1883, The Paper Mills Directory of England, Sotland, & Ireland, and Year book fo the Paper-Making Trade For 1883
  2. A member of the U.S. Coast Guard with 7 years or more of sea duty.
    • The result is that from the summer of 1999 to the summer of 2000 five out of the seven rear admirals who served as operational district commanders and all four vice admirals wore no cutterman or aviator insignia.2002, United States Naval Institute, Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute - Volume 128, page 51

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Questions about cuttermen

What is cuttermen the plural of?
Cuttermen is the plural of cutterman.

Words near cuttermen in the dictionary

  1. cutter-offers
  2. cutterhead
  3. cutterheads
  4. Cutteries
  5. cutterman
  6. cuttermen
  7. cutters
  8. cutters-off
  9. Cuttery
  10. cuttest
  11. cutteth

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