nipper: Meaning and Definition of

nip•per

1. a person or thing that nips.
2. Usually,a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps.
3. one of the two large claws of a crustacean.
4. dog (def. 13).
5. handcuffs.
1. a small boy.
2. Chiefly Brit.a costermonger's helper or assistant.
7. a short rope for seizing an anchor cable to a messenger from a capstan.