GRIPPER

Etymology

Noun

gripper (plural grippers)

A person or thing that grips something.

A cover on the handle of a bicycle, tool, etc, that makes it easier to grip.

(curling) A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.

(rail transport, slang) A ticket collector.

(computing, GUI) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.

Source: Wiktionary


Grip"per, n.

1. One who, or that which, grips or seizes.

2. pl.

Definition: In printing presses, the fingers or nippers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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