clippers
Britishplural noun
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a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc
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a hairdresser's tool, operated either by hand or electrically, with one fixed and one reciprocating set of teeth for cutting short hair
Example Sentences
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Best part: The clippers work for cheap, and none of the promotional aspects need to be publicly disclosed, thanks to a federal-regulation loophole that relaxes transparency standards on ads that don’t sell tangible products.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Transporting passengers to the gold fields of California and racing to get the first spring tea from China to New York and London drove the rise of extreme clippers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
He is meticulously cutting a member of staff's hair with a pair of clippers, and says the good time credit scheme has made him feel positive about his time in prison.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
I have nothing but raves about these small but sturdy clippers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
Their clippers tore out our hair, shaved every hair on our bodies.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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