nipper
pronunciation
How to pronounce nipper in British English:
UK [ˈnɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce nipper in American English:
US [ˈnɪpər]
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- Noun:
- a young person of either sex
- a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
Word Origin
- nipper (n.)
- "small boy," 1859, originally (1530s) a pickpocket who "pinched" other people's property; see nip (v.).
Example
- 1. We love the spritz nipper .
- 2. Dan I borrow your nipper ?
- 3. And raise the nipper up ?
- 4. What 's that ? What 's the nipper this week ?
- 5. He began his days as a lifesaving nipper .