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单词 nipper
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nip•per /ˈnɪpɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person or thing that nips.
  2. Usually, nippers. [plural] a device for nipping, such as pincers or forceps.
  3. a claw of a crab or lobster.
  4. [Informal.]a child, esp. a small boy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nip•per  (nip′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that nips.
  2. Usually, nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps.
  3. one of the two large claws of a crustacean.
  4. [Metalworking.]dog (def. 13).
  5. nippers, [Older Slang.]handcuffs.
  6. [Informal.]
    • a small boy.
    • [Chiefly Brit.]a costermonger's helper or assistant.
  7. [Naut.]a short rope for seizing an anchor cable to a messenger from a capstan.
  • nip1 + -er1 1525–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nipper /ˈnɪpə/ n
  1. a person or thing that nips
  2. the large pincer-like claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean
  3. informal a small child
  4. Austral a type of small prawn used as bait
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