Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
leaf-cutter is a noun meaning "bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest". It carries one recorded sense.
bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for leaf-cutter come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.