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Definitions for Clipper

[1] a person or thing that clips or cuts.
[2] Often clippers. (often used with a plural verb ) a cutting tool, especially shears: hedge clippers.
[3] Usually clippers. (usually used with a plural verb ) a mechanical or electric tool for cutting hair, fingernails, or the like: He told the barber, “No clippers on the sides, please.”
[4] Nautical . Also called clipper ship. a sailing ship built and rigged for speed, especially a type of three-masted ship with a fast hull form and a lofty rig, built in the U.S. from c1845, and in Great Britain from a later date, until c1870, and used in trades in which speed was more important than cargo capacity.
[5] Electronics . a device that gives output only for an input above or below a certain critical value.
[6] a person or thing that moves along swiftly.
[7] any fast sailing ship
[8] a person or thing that cuts or clips
[9] something, such as a horse or sled, that moves quickly
[10] electronics another word for limiter

Words related to Clipper

sailboat, ship, boat

Words nearby Clipper

clip-on, clip-out, clipboard, clipped, clipped form, clipper, clipper bow, clipper ship, clipper-built, clippers, clipperton island

Origin of Clipper

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at clip1, -er1

Other words from Clipper

un·clip·per , noun

Synonyms for Clipper

boat, sailboat, ship