clipper

Meanings

Plural: clippers

Noun

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
a fast sailing ship used in former times
shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)
scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)
Anything or anyone that clips.
A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails.
Something that moves swiftly; especially:
Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.
Something that moves swiftly; especially:
An Alberta clipper.
An Asian butterfly of species Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae.
A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.
A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges.
A confidence trickster; a conman.
Anything showy or first-rate.

Verb

To cut or style (the hair) using clippers.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English clipper, equivalent to clip (“cut, shorten”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). The type of sailing ship is probably also from clip, in the sense of “move or run rapidly”. Perhaps influenced by Middle Dutch klepper (“swift horse”), from kleppen (“to clap”), which is onomatopoeic.

Synonyms

clipper ship, limiter

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

clipper is a valid Words With Friends word