name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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cutterman
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who is either unkempt or slovenly.
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Usage: Pennsylvania, US, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 3
One who is employed to operate an industrial cutting tool.
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of the U.S. Coast Guard with 7 years or more of sea duty.
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History
Etymology
The names "Cutterman", "Cudderman" or "Cunnerman" originated from the surname Counterman.
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.
Etymology tree English cutter Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English cutterman From cutter + -man.