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nipper.

One who, or that which, nips.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɪpə(ɹ)/

  1. One who, or that which, nips.

  2. Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping.

    plural-normally

  3. A child.

    UK · informal

  4. A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.

    Australia

  5. A boy working as a navvies' assistant.

    historical

  6. A mosquito.

    Canada · Newfoundland · slang

  7. One of four foreteeth in a horse.

    archaic

  8. A satirist.

    obsolete

  9. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.

    obsolete · slang

  10. A fish, the cunner.

  11. A European crab (Polybius henslowii).

    archaic

  12. The claws of a crab or lobster.

  13. A young bluefish.

  14. A machine used by a ticket inspector to stamp passengers' tickets.

    dated

  15. One of a pair of automatically locking handcuffs.

  16. One of the gloves or mittens worn by fishermen to protect their hands from cold and abrasion.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English nipper From nip + -er.

verb/ˈnɪpə(ɹ)/

  1. To seize (two ropes) together.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English nipper From nip + -er.

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