Definition of "paper-cutter" []

• A machine for cutting paper in piles or in sheets, or for trimming the edges of books, pamphlets, etc.; a paper-clipping machine. See cut in next column. (noun)
• A flat thin blade of ivory, bone, hard wood, tortoise-shell, vulcanized rubber, or the like, used to cut open the leaves of books and other folded papers, and also for folding paper. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "In a 1975 photo exhibited alongside a door fitted with paper-cutter blades, a masked Maciunas peers out from behind the door, which bears a hilarious sign: BEWARE VERY SHARP BLADES!"
• "Collecting the colorful empty boxes from neighbors and fellow members of the Tucson Handweavers and Spinners Guild, Biller-Belinky uses a paper-cutter — she formerly used a shredder — to divide them into long strips, which she then crafts into baskets that take from a few hours to a few months to complete."
• "I go through each boy's pile of pictures and crop the photos for maximum emphasis using my paper-cutter."