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1chipper

noun chip·per \ˈchi-pər\

: a piece of equipment that is used to cut wood (such as tree branches) into small pieces

Full Definition of CHIPPER

:  one that chips <a wood chipper>
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First Known Use of CHIPPER

1513

Rhymes with CHIPPER

clipper, dipper, dripper, flipper, gripper, kipper, quipper, nipper, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, snipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper

2chipper

adjective

: cheerful and lively

Full Definition of CHIPPER

:  sprightly 1
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Origin of CHIPPER

perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively
First Known Use: 1822

Related to CHIPPER

Synonyms
blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty [British dialect], cheery, cheerful, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome
Antonyms
dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen

Rhymes with CHIPPER

dripper, gripper, kipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, snipper, whipper, zipper

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chipper
  2. chipper up
  3. blue-chipper
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