Nipper Definition

nĭpər
nippers
noun
nippers
Anything that nips, or pinches.
Webster's New World
Any of various tools for grasping or severing wire, etc. as pliers, pincers, or forceps.
Webster's New World
A pincerlike part, such as the large claw of a crustacean.
American Heritage
Any of certain organs of animals, used in biting, grasping, holding, etc.
Webster's New World
A small boy; lad.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Nipper

Noun

Singular:
nipper
Plural:
nippers

Nipper Sentence Examples

  • He's a cute little nipper isn't he?

  • A common modification of the chief ramus of the Arthropod parapodium is the chela or nipper formed by the elongation of the penultimate joint of the ramus, so that the last joint works on it FIG.

  • When I was a wee nipper all we had at school were guinea pigs not real pigs!

  • Posh headed into the Hertford branch of the store with Mom Jackie and youngest nipper Romeo in tow.

  • Yes Nipper was real and did spend a lot of time trying to figure out where the voice was coming from on the Victrola, which inspired the painting His Master's Voice, by his second master, Francis Barraud.

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Words Starting With

NNINIP

Words Ending With

RERPER

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Words Starting With N and Ending With R

Starts With N & Ends With RStarts With NI & Ends With RStarts With N & Ends With ER

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With N6 Letter Words Ending With R