chipper
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
chipper
- Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
- German: quietschfidel
chipper (plural chippers)
- (British, Ireland, slang) A fish and chip shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
- (slang) A deep frier.
- (US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.
- (US, smoking) An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.
- A machine that chips potatoes ready to be fried and made into chips.
- A company that manufactures potato chips/potato crisps.
- 1974, Potato Chipper (volume 33, issues 16-27, page 25)
- Bichel asked chippers several thought-provoking questions about potato procurement, storage and handling.
- 1974, Potato Chipper (volume 33, issues 16-27, page 25)
- Someone who chips (e.g. wood).
- (sports) A player who chips the ball.
- (golf) A golf club for making chip shots.
- (cheap food store) greasy spoon, hole in the wall
- French: broyeur, hache-paille
- German: Schredder, Häcksler
- Portuguese: triturador
chipper (chippers, present participle chippering; past and past participle chippered)
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