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clipper
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
clipper
(noun)
clipper
/
ˈ
klɪpɚ/
noun
plural
clippers
clipper
/
ˈ
klɪpɚ/
noun
plural
clippers
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLIPPER
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a device used for cutting something
a hedge
clipper
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usually plural
fingernail
clippers
wire
clippers
hedge
clippers
She cut his hair with electric
clippers
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2
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a person who clips something
a coupon
clipper
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3
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a very fast type of sailing ship that was used especially in the 1800s
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