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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɪpə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnɪpɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nip′ər)

nip•per /ˈnɪpɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a person or thing that nips.
Usually, nippers. [plural] a device for nipping, such as pincers or forceps.
a claw of a crab or lobster.
[Informal.]a child, esp. a small boy.

nip•per (nip′ər),USA pronunciation n.

a person or thing that nips.
Usually, nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps.
one of the two large claws of a crustacean.
[Metalworking.]dog (def. 13).
nippers, [Older Slang.]handcuffs.
[Informal.]
- a small boy.
- [Chiefly Brit.]a costermonger's helper or assistant.
[Naut.]a short rope for seizing an anchor cable to a messenger from a capstan.

nip¹ + -er¹ 1525–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

nipper /ˈnɪpə/ n

a person or thing that nips
the large pincer-like claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean
informal a small child
Austral a type of small prawn used as bait

'nipper' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

yabby - dog - gallinipper - nip

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