cutterman

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American usage; Colloquial

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A member of the U.S. Coast Guard with 7 years or more of sea duty.

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"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."
"While the paper is running through the machine the cutterman must carefully watch for creases, which indicate that the roll is running too loose and necessitate the application of resin, and for drags in the paper and breaks in the roll."
"The cutting chain guard was not being used and the cutterman had not ensured that his assistant was clear."
"According to the fillers and pullers much of this was due to the bad technique of the senior cutterman who had not been employed on cutting for many years."
"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."
"She would have her cutterman's pin before the year was out, denoting seven years' sea duty, which included two years' command of a one-ten white hull out of Eureka, California."

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.

cuttermen (plural)