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Definition of Chipper
1. Adjective. Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. "A jaunty optimist"
Definition of Chipper
1. v. i. To chirp or chirrup.
2. a. Lively; cheerful; talkative.
Definition of Chipper
1. Adjective. Pertaining to a lively optimism, high spirits, cheerfulness ¹
2. Noun. (British Ireland) (slang) A fish and chips shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) A deep frier. ¹
4. Noun. (American English) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper. ¹
5. Noun. (American English) (context: smoking) An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user. ¹
6. Noun. A machine that chips potatoes ready to be fried and made into chips. ¹
7. Noun. Someone who chips (e.g. wood) ¹
8. Noun. A sportsman who chips the ball. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chipper
1. to chirp [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: chirp
Medical Definition of Chipper
1. A machine that produces wood chips by knife action. (05 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chipper
Literary usage of Chipper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Aids to Employment Managers and Interviewers on Shipyard Occupations with by Industrial Service Section (1918)
"Carpenter's Helper 113 Cement Finisher 45 Cement Layer 45 Cementer 45 Cement
Worker 104 chipper (Foundry) 46 chipper (Metal) 47 chipper and Calker 47 ..."
2. The Nursery by John L. Shorey (Firm (1877)
"Chip, chip, chipper ! " How he sings, As he comes for shreds and strings, Which
he is not slow to see, From the budding lilac-tree ! ..."
3. The Later Cave-men by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp (1906)
"Hearing a sound, chipper looked just in time to see the wolf spring toward the
... And chipper sprang upon the wolf and engaged in a hand-to-hand fight. ..."
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