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Meaning of 'nipper' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nipper [ n.]
- One who, or that which, nips.
- A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
- A satirist.
- A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
- The cunner.
- A European crab (Polybius Henslowii).

Meaning of 'nipper' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nipper [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a young person of either sex
Example in sentence:
  • she writes books for children;
  • they're just kids;
  • `tiddler' is a British term for youngster

Nearby Words:

nip nipped nipperkin nippers nipping nippingly nippitate nippitato nipple nipplewort

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