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1. (n.) nipper
a person or thing that nips.
2. nipper
Usu., nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps.
3. nipper
one of the two large claws of a crustacean.
4. nipper
a small boy.
5. nipper
Chiefly Brit. a costermonger's assistant.
Etymology: (1525–35)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
a young person of either sex
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
2. (noun) claw, chela, nipper, pincer
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) nipper
one who, or that which, nips
2. (noun) nipper
a fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number
3. (noun) nipper
a satirist
4. (noun) nipper
a pickpocket; a young or petty thief
5. (noun) nipper
the cunner
6. (noun) nipper
a European crab (Polybius Henslowii)
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