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Definition of "nipper" []
- A tool, such as pliers or pincers, used for squeezing or nipping. Often used in the plural. (noun)
- A pincerlike part, such as the large claw of a crustacean. (noun)
- Chiefly British A small boy. (noun)
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Use "nipper" in a sentence
- "The term nipper tipping is a combination of the WWII epithet for the Japanese and the childish prank of tipping sleeping cows."
- "I am still front line and you know when a nipper is in danger and you know when to act."
- "The practice has a name -- "nipper-tipping" -- the word "nipper," like that other n-word, being a racial slur."