Meaning & use
box cutter
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A small hand tool with a short, retractable blade, used for cutting open cardboard boxes and similar packaging.
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He sliced open the shipping box with a box cutter.
Warehouse workers are required to carry a box cutter with a safety guard.
A note on using this word
Also written as one word, 'boxcutter'; both forms are widely understood.
Words with a similar meaning
utility knife
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