box cutter

[boks kuht-er]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small cutting tool consisting of a retractable razor blade in a metal or plastic holder, designed for opening cardboard cartons.

box cutter

noun

a knife-like tool with a short retractable blade

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Word History and Origins

Origin of box cutter¹

First recorded in 1825–30 in the sense of a person who cuts boxes; current sense dates from 1950–55

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The shooting occurred as Hernandez, 38, walked toward McBride and her police partner while holding a box cutter, ignoring commands to drop the blade.

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“Good to go!” he says, carving a bullet out of his arm with a box cutter.

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The 2019 murder of 76-year-old Chyong Jen Tsai was as gruesome as it was unexpected; the Arcadia grandmother was found dead in her own backyard after she was viciously attacked with a hammer, a jab saw and a box cutter, authorities said.

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Video footage showed McBride shoot Hernandez as he walked toward her and her police partner while ignoring repeated commands to drop the box cutter.

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McBride was among several officers who responded in April 2020 to a chaotic scene at the intersection of San Pedro and 32nd streets in the Historic South-Central neighborhood, where Daniel Hernandez had crashed his truck into multiple other vehicles and was brandishing a box cutter.

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