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griper|ˈgraɪpə(r)|
[f. gripe v.1 + -er1.]
†1. One who grasps. Obs.
1676Wiseman Surg. vi. ii. 452 Suppose the uneasie posture, and the long griping tires the Griper.
2. One who oppresses people by extortionate or niggardly methods; an extortioner. Now rare.
1587Harrison England ii. iii. (1877) i. 88 Our noble universities, whose lands some greedie gripers doo gape wide for. 1647Trapp Comm. Matt. ix. 9 They were great gripers, and exacted extremely upon the Jews. a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Gripe, or Griper, an old Covetous Wretch. Also a Banker, Money Scrivener, or Usurer. 1823in Spirit Publ. Jrnls. (1824) 533 Southey's sackbut tunes the praise of every Royal griper. 1865Dickens Mut. Fr. iii. xiv, That foxey old grasper and griper.
†3. A person or thing that distresses or inflicts pain. Obs.
1573Tusser Husb. xxix. (1878) 68 Winter..a griper of all things and specially age. 1602Narcissus (1893) 420 Love's a griper.
†4. An instrument of torture. Obs.
1598Florio, Catollo, a tormenting instrument called a griper or pincher.
†5. A canine tooth. Obs.
1600Surflet Country Farme vii. xxxvii. 865 With pincers..break al the teeth of the neather iaw, wherein the great gripers stand.
†6. A griping medicine. Obs.
1766[Anstey] Bath Guide iv. 82 Tho' I've taken a Griper I'll venture to peck at the Dory and Piper.
7. One who complains. U.S. slang. Cf. gripe v.1 10.
1937Amer. Speech XII. 315/2 Radio lacks a word to describe the disgruntled listener... Griper is not precise enough. 1938Ibid. XIII. 315/2 Griper, a customer that always finds fault. |