nipper

Definitions


[ˈnɪpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a child
(e.g: I was force-fed vegetables as a nipper)

- pliers, pincers, or a similar tool for gripping or cutting
(e.g: using a pair of nippers you can chip away at the tiles)

- an insect or other creature that nips or bites
(e.g: mosquitoes must be some of the most voracious nippers ever created)

- a burrowing marine prawn used as fishing bait

- a junior lifeguard


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries