zipper
pronunciation
How to pronounce zipper in British English:
UK [ˈzɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce zipper in American English:
US [ˈzɪpər]
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- Noun:
- a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
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- Verb:
- close with a zipper
Word Origin
- zipper (n.)
- 1925, probably an agent noun from zip (v.1). The trademark taken out on the name that year applied to a boot with zippers, not to the "lightning fastener" itself, which was so called by 1927.
Example
- 1. There are hundreds of rival zipper manufacturers in china .
- 2. One zipper gone wrong can render an entire garment unwearable .
- 3. When the customer is buying $ 200 pants , they better have a good zipper .
- 4. Equally important , the shoe has a zipper over the laces and a protective tape over the zipper .
- 5. The ball is sealed with a zipper and floats in a pool or a lake .