NIPPER
claw, chela, nipper, pincer
(noun) a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
(noun) a young person of either sex; âshe writes books for childrenâ; âtheyâre just kidsâ; ââtiddlerâ is a British term for youngsterâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nipper (plural nippers)
One who, or that which, nips.
(usually, in the plural) Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping.
(slang) A child.
(AU) A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.
(historical) A boy working as a navvies' assistant.
(Canada, slang, Newfoundland) A mosquito.
One of four foreteeth in a horse.
(obsolete) A satirist.
(obsolete, slang) A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
A fish, the cunner.
A European crab (Polybius henslowii).
The claws of a crab or lobster.
A young bluefish.
(dated) A machine used by a ticket inspector to stamp passengers' tickets.
One of a pair of automatically locking handcuffs.
Synonyms
• (pickpocket): see pickpocket
Verb
nipper (third-person singular simple present nippers, present participle nippering, simple past and past participle nippered)
(nautical, transitive) To seize (two ropes) together.
Proper noun
Nipper (plural Nippers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nipper is the 7958th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4157 individuals. Nipper is most common among White (91.15%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Nip"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, nips.
2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
3. A satirist. [Obs.] Ascham.
4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]
5. (Zoöl.) (a) The cunner. (b) A European crab (Polybius Henslowii).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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