chipper

Meanings

Plural: chippers

Adjective Satellite

having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; - Frances G. Patton; - H.M.Reynolds
- "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"

Adj

Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.

Noun

Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.
Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
A machine that chips potatoes into pieces that are ready to be fried and made into chips.
Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
A fish and chip shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
A company that manufactures potato chips/potato crisps.
A player who chips the ball.
A golf club for making chip shots.
A deep frier.
An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.

Verb

To chirp or chirrup.

Origin / Etymology

From English dialectal kipper (“nimble; frisky”), of obscure origin. Perhaps akin to Old Norse kjapt (“briskly; impetuously”), kippa ("to snatch; pull; jerk" > Middle English kippen (“to seize”)), kipra (“to wrinkle; draw tightly”), Norwegian kjapp (“fast; brisk”), Dutch kippen (“to seize; catch; grip”). More at kip.

Synonyms

chippy, debonair, debonaire, greasy spoon, hole-in-the-wall, jaunty

Scrabble Score: 16

chipper is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chipper is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chipper is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

chipper is a valid Words With Friends word