Usage Note
Cutter is a borrowing from English used in French for the retractable utility knife common in offices and workshops. It is always masculine — un cutter — and is pronounced closer to English than most anglicisms. The plural is regular: des cutters.
Examples
"Il a découpé le carton avec un cutter."
Natural Translation
He cut the cardboard with a craft knife.
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