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ALL meanings of nipper

nip·per
N n
  • noun nipper child 1
  • noun nipper a person or thing that nips. 1
  • noun nipper Usually, nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps. 1
  • noun nipper one of the two large claws of a crustacean. 1
  • noun nipper Metalworking. dog (def 13). 1
  • noun nipper nippers, Older Slang. handcuffs. 1
  • noun nipper Informal. a small boy. Chiefly British. a costermonger's helper or assistant. 1
  • noun nipper Nautical. a short rope for seizing an anchor cable to a messenger from a capstan. 1
  • noun nipper A child, especially a small boy. 1
  • countable noun nipper A nipper is a child. 0
  • noun nipper a person or thing that nips 0
  • noun nipper the large pincer-like claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean 0
  • noun nipper a small child 0
  • noun nipper a type of small prawn used as bait 0
  • noun nipper anything that nips, or pinches 0
  • noun nipper any of various tools for grasping or severing wire, etc. as pliers, pincers, or forceps 0
  • noun nipper any of certain organs of animals, used in biting, grasping, holding, etc. 0
  • noun nipper an incisor tooth of a horse 0
  • noun nipper the pincerlike claw of a crab or lobster; chela 0
  • noun nipper a small boy; lad 0
  • noun nipper handcuffs or leg irons 0
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