clippersnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈklɪp.əz/us/ˈklɪp.ɚz/also clipper, /ˈklɪp.ər//-ɚ/[ C ]a device for cutting especially nails, hair, wire, or bushes
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- Volunteering as a wire cutter, he crawled out with his lieutenant's automatic in one hand and the wire clippers in the other.