Cutterman
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A person who is either unkempt or slovenly. Pennsylvania, US, colloquial
- 2 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."
- 3 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."
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
There may be some tie to the Slate Belt region, USA, where Cornish and Welsh quarrymen of the last two centuries were likely referred to as cutters.
From cutter + -man.
The names "Cutterman", "Cudderman" or "Cunnerman" originated from the surname Counterman.
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