cutter
n.— «He also throws what the Blue Jays call a slider and what he refers to as a cutter.» —“Blue Jays continue their arms race” by Larry Millson Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) June 8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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