cuttern.1. One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.()2. 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.()3. A fore tooth; an incisor.(Ray.)4. (Naut.) A boat used by ships of war.()5. A small, light one-horse sleigh.()6. An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.()7. A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.()8. A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; -- so called from the facility with which it can be cut.()Cutter bar. (Mach.) (a) A bar which carries a cutter or cutting tool, as in a boring machine. (b) The bar to which the triangular knives of a harvester are attached. -- Cutter head (Mach.), a rotating head, which itself forms a cutter, or a rotating stock to which cutters may be attached, as in a planing or matching machine. Knight.()