nipper 
nipper
Definition
nip·per (nip′ər)
noun
- anything that nips, or pinches
- any of various tools for grasping or severing wire, etc. as pliers, pincers, or forceps
- any of certain organs of animals, used in biting, grasping, holding, etc.; specif.,
- an incisor tooth of a horse
- the pincerlike claw of a crab or lobster; chela
- Chiefly Brit., Informal a small boy; lad
- Slang handcuffs or leg irons
nipper
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: I've started to snip up the crockery using tile nippers, but there's more work to be done.
- have: My younger siblings in Australia have both had little nippers this year, a boy and a girl respectively.
Adjective modifier
- wee: When I was a wee nipper all we had at school were guinea pigs not real pigs!
- little: He's a cute little nipper isn't he?
- young: Posh headed into the Hertford branch of the store with Mom Jackie and youngest nipper Romeo in tow.
Noun used with modifier
- tile: I agree with her, the mosaic glass cutters are much better than tile nippers.
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