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Nipper

/ˈnɪpə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, nips..

Definitions by Sense

  1. One who, or that which, nips.
  2. (usually in the plural) Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping.
  3. (British, informal) A child.
  4. (Australia) A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.
  5. (historical) A boy working as a navvies' assistant.
  6. (Canada, slang, Newfoundland) A mosquito.
  7. (archaic) One of four foreteeth in a horse.
  8. (obsolete) A satirist.

Example Sentences

Watt saw the little movements of the stuff, the little bulgings and crumplings, and the sudden indrawings, where it was nipped, between forefinger and thumb probably, for those are the nippers.
Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next day. Pretty smart for a nipper of seven, eh?
No, this is not a creche: nippers should not be running around, fighting under the pool table or generally creating havoc (this applies to dogs, too).
2003 Some Like It Hot: The Beach As a Cultural Dimension SLSA has become a multi-million dollar enterprise comprising 262 clubs located around the Australian coastline, with 100000 members, which included thousands of juniors or 'nippers', as they were more commonly known.
2009, Didgeridoos and Didgeridon'ts: A Brit 's Guide to Moving Your Life Down Under Every club around Australia offers a Nippers programme. Nippers is open to children from the age of 5 through to 13 years old […]
The Nippers program, for children aged five to thirteen, promotes water safety skills and confidence in a safe beach environment
September 5, 2013, Eve Jeffery, "Nippers season begins on the north coast", in Echonetdaily Of our movement’s 153,000 members, over 58,500 are nippers (5-13 years). This equates to nearly 40% of our total membership and shows just how significant the junior movement is within surf lifesaving.
It is the first day of training for a group of ten 'little nippers' (novice surf life-savers). An assortment of children expectantly hover in the clubhouse.

Synonyms for nipper

pickpockettykeminorchildclawnestlingfrytikepincerkidtiddlershaverchelasmall fryyoungster

Antonyms for nipper

Related Words

shaverpincertiddleryoungsterchildminorkidtyketikefryclawnestlingchelasmall frynibblesnippocknipperkinnibletsnipnose-nipper

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does nipper mean?

Nipper means One who, or that which, nips..

What is a synonym for nipper?

Common synonyms include pickpocket, tyke, minor, child.

What is the opposite of nipper?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use nipper in a sentence?

Watt saw the little movements of the stuff, the little bulgings and crumplings, and the sudden indrawings, where it was nipped, between forefinger and thumb probably, for those are the nippers.

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