Clipper

English

Noun

Clipper (plural Clippers)

1. Anything that clips.
2. (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something.
3. Something that moves swiftly; especially:
   1. (nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.
   2. (informal) An Alberta clipper.
4. (electronics) A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.

Derived terms

• (Dutch; nautical) klipper, klipperaak m. and f.

See also

• Clipper chip