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leafcutter

leafcutter is the alternative spelling of leaf-cutter.

Meaning of leaf-cutter

Noun

leaf-cutter (plural leaf-cutters)

  1. Any insect that cuts pieces from leaves.
  2. A plantcutter.
  3. A tool for trimming leaves from plants.
  4. A person employed to collect leaves from wild growing trees and shrubs for use in zoos, animal hospitals, etc.
  5. A pastry mould in the shape of a leaf or leaves.

Forms of leafcutter

pluralleafcutters

Origin of leafcutter

From leaf + cutter.

Phrases with leafcutter

Questions about leafcutter

What is leafcutter the alternative spelling of?
Leafcutter is the alternative spelling of leaf-cutter.

Words near leafcutter in the dictionary

  1. leafburst
  2. leafbursts
  3. leafcasting
  4. leafcup
  5. leafcups
  6. leafcutter
  7. leafcutter ant
  8. leafcutter ants
  9. leafcutter bee
  10. leafcutter bees
  11. leafcutters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leafcutter (page history and authors); leaf-cutter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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