Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gripper

/ˈɡɹɪ.pəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: grip-per
IPA: /ˈɡɹɪ.pəɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who or thing which grips something.

noun

A cover on a handle that makes it easier to grip.

noun

A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.

noun

A ticket collector.

Slang

noun

A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.

noun

Slang

Example Sentences

"In a method for guiding a thread onto an empty reel after a first reel in a continuously operating spooler has become full, utilizing a moving finger on the spooler in cooperation with a gripper rotating with the empty reel […]"
"To move the options bar from its default location at the top of the screen to a new location, click the gripper on the option bar's left edge and drag it to its new location."
"Put those grippers away!"

Etymology

Etymology tree English grip Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gripper From grip + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɹɪ.pəɹ/
British English: /ˈɡɹɪ.pə(ɹ)/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

grippers (plural)

Derived Forms

microgripper nanogripper

Phrases

fin gripper

Rhymes With

skipper stripper zipper ripper slipper clipper carpet slipper shipper chipper dipper flipper tipper

Questions

How do you pronounce gripper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɪ.pəɹ/.
What does gripper mean?: A person who or thing which grips something.
Where does gripper come from?: Etymology tree English grip Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gripper From grip + -er.

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