| clipper (def. 4). |
[klip-er] 
| 1. | a person or thing that clips or cuts. |
| 2. | Often, clippers. (often used with a plural verb ) a cutting tool, esp. shears: hedge clippers. |
| 3. | Usually, clippers. (usually used with a plural verb) a mechanical or electric tool for cutting hair, fingernails, or the like: He told the barber, “No clippers on the sides, please.” |
| 4. | Nautical. Also called clipper ship. a sailing ship built and rigged for speed, esp. a type of three-masted ship with a fast hull form and a lofty rig, built in the U.S. from c1845, and in Great Britain from a later date, until c1870, and used in trades in which speed was more important than cargo capacity. |
| 5. | Electronics. a device that gives output only for an input above or below a certain critical value. |
| 6. | a person or thing that moves along swiftly. |