clipper
IPA: kɫˈɪpɝ
noun
- Anything that clips.
- (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails.
- Something that moves swiftly; especially:
- (nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.
- (informal) An Alberta clipper.
- (entomology) The Asian butterfly Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae.
- (electronics) A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.
- (historical) A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges.
- (slang) A confidence trickster; a conman.
- (slang, obsolete) Anything showy or first-rate.
- A surname from German.
- An unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
verb
- (transitive) To cut or style (the hair) using clippers.
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Examples of "clipper" in Sentences
- China clippers and the epitome of sail.
- The clipper ship may represent the year 1926.
- It wasa launched at the height of the clipper boom.
- She bought polish, detergent and clipper from the market.
- Scott designed the vehicles, and Clipper was the mechanic.
- The clipper barb is of commercial interest in the industry.
- The blades of the clipper are in the open end of the casing.
- The granddaddy of the compilers was Clipper, from Nantucket Software.
- Farley oversaw and was responsible for the flight of the first China Clipper.
- The Clipper Mountain Wilderness is found on the northern slopes of the range.