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1. (n.) clipper
a person or thing that clips or cuts.
2. clipper
Often, clippers. (often used with a pl. v.) a cutting tool, esp. shears:
hedge clippers.
3. clipper
Usu., clippers. (usu. used with a pl. v.) a mechanical or electric tool for cutting hair, fingernails, or the like.
4. clipper
a swift sailing vessel, esp. a three-masted ship built in the U.S. c1845–70.
5. clipper
a person or thing that moves along swiftly.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) limiter, clipper
(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
"a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"
2. (noun) clipper, clipper ship
a fast sailing ship used in former times
3. (noun) clipper
shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)
4. (noun) clipper
scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) clipper
one who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin
2. (noun) clipper
a machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses
3. (noun) clipper
a vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing
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Sense: (in plural) a tool for clipping
hedge-clippers; nail-clippers.
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 Afrikaans: knipper |
 Arabic: مِقراض |
 Bulgarian: ножица |
 Brazilian: tesoura |
 Czech: nůžky |
 German: das Schneidegerät |
 Danish: klipper |
 Greek: ψαλίδα, κόπτης (πληθ.) |
 Spanish: tijeras de podar; cortaúñ |
 Estonian: käärid |
 Farsi: ابزار چیدن؛ قیچی |
 Finnish: leikkuri |
 French: tondeuse |
 Hebrew: גוֹזֵז |
 Hindi: कतरनी |
 Croatian: aparat zašišanje |
 Hungarian: nyírógép |
 Indonesian: pemotong |
 Icelandic: klippur |
 Italian: forbici |
 Japanese: はさみ |
 Korean: (올타리, 손톱 등을) 깎는 기계 |
 Lithuanian: žirklės |
 Latvian: dzirkles; knaibles |
 Malay: penggunting |
 Dutch: kniptang |
 Norwegian: -saks, klippemaskin, (neg |
 Polish: nożyce |
 Persian: ابزار چیدن؛ قیچی |
 Pashto: خرڅول: يو ډ،ل ګړندۍ بيړۍ: |
 Portuguese: tesoura |
 Romanian: foarfece |
 Russian: садовые ножницы;кусачки |
 Slovak: nožnice |
 Slovenian: škarje |
 Serbian: makaze |
 Swedish: sax, klippmaskin |
 Thai: เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการตัด |
 Turkish: makas |
 Taiwanese: 剪刀 |
 Ukrainian: машинка для стрижки |
 Urdu: کاٹنے کا اوزار |
 Vietnamese: kéo; tông đơ |
 Chinese: 剪刀 |
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