GLASS-CUTTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glass-cutter mean? 

• GLASS-CUTTER (noun)
  The noun GLASS-CUTTER has 2 senses:

1. someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass

2. someone who cuts flat glass to size

  Familiarity information: GLASS-CUTTER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLASS-CUTTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

glass-cutter; glass cutter

Hypernyms ("glass-cutter" is a kind of...):

cutter (someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who cuts flat glass to size

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

glass-cutter; glass cutter; glassworker; glazer; glazier

Hypernyms ("glass-cutter" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

 Context examples 

This is a first-class, up-to-date burgling kit, with nickel-plated jemmy, diamond-tipped glass-cutter, adaptable keys, and every modern improvement which the march of civilization demands.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)