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clipper
(klɪpəʳ)
Word forms: plural clippers
1. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN]
Clippers are a tool used for cutting small amounts from something, especially from someone's hair or nails.
2. countable noun
In former times, a clipper was a fast sailing ship.
clipper in British English
(ˈklɪpə)
noun
1.
any fast sailing ship
2.
a person or thing that cuts or clips
3.
something, such as a horse or sled, that moves quickly
4. electronics another word for limiter
clipper in American English
(ˈklɪpər)
noun
1.
a person who cuts, trims, etc.
2. [usually pl.]
a tool for cutting or trimming
a barber's clippers
3.
a. US
a sharp-bowed, narrow-beamed sailing ship (c. 1830-54) built for great speed
b.
a modified form of this with less speed and greater cargo capacity
4.
a horse, sled, etc. regarded as very swift
5. Electronics
a circuit designed to limit the amplitude of an output signal to a preset level
Word origin
ME < clippen, clip1; senses 3 & 4 infl. (?) by MDu klepper, orig., swift horse < LowG kleppen, to sound like hoofbeats (echoic)Image ofclipper
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In other languagesclipper
British English: clipper NOUN
Clippers are a tool used for cutting small amounts from something, especially from someone's hair or nails.
- American English: clipper
- Brazilian Portuguese: podadeira
- Chinese: 剪刀
- European Spanish: tijeras de podar
- French: tondeuse
- German: Schere
- Italian: macchinetta per capelli
- Japanese: 爪切りやヘアカットはさみなど切るための道具
- Korean: 이발기
- European Portuguese: podadeira
- Latin American Spanish: tijeras de podar