claycutter

noun
UK /ˈkleɪˌkʌtə/
US /ˈkleɪˌkʌtər/

A claycutter is a tool that cuts shapes out of clay.

She used a claycutter to make star shapes for her pottery project.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person who cuts or shapes clay in a pottery workshop.

The claycutter smoothed the edges of each bowl before firing.

3. A machine or blade used in industry to slice blocks of clay.

The factory's claycutter sliced the bricks into uniform sizes.

4. A small cookie-cutter-like device for making clay ornaments.

Kids pressed the claycutter into the dough to create animal figures.