clipper

(klipər)

noun

  1. a person who cuts, trims, etc.
  2. a tool for cutting or trimming: a barber's clippers
  3. Origin: for sense, see cutter

    1. ☆ a sharp-bowed, narrow-beamed sailing ship (c. 1830-54) built for great speed
    2. 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

Origin: ME < clippen, clip; senses 3 & 4 infl. (?) by MDu klepper, orig., swift horse < LowG kleppen, to sound like hoofbeats (echoic)

See clipper in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that cuts, shears, or clips.
  2. An instrument or tool for cutting, clipping, or shearing. Often used in the plural: nail clippers.
  3. Nautical A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines and built for great speed.
  4. One that moves very fast.
  5. Electronics See limiter.

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