chipper
1[ chip-er ]
/ ˈtʃɪp ər /
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adjective
marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health.
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Origin of chipper
1First recorded in 1830–40; of uncertain origin; perhaps from northern English dialect kipper “lively, frisky”
Other definitions for chipper (2 of 3)
chipper2
[ chip-er ]
/ ˈtʃɪp ər /
verb (used without object)
to chirp or twitter.
to chatter or babble.
Other definitions for chipper (3 of 3)
chipper3
[ chip-er ]
/ ˈtʃɪp ər /
noun
a person or thing that chips or cuts.
a machine that grinds up logs, tree trunks, discarded Christmas trees, etc., into wood chips.
Slang. a person who uses narcotic drugs only occasionally or in small doses.
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How to use chipper in a sentence
The squeeze, Cooper, hissed Nelson in Chippers ear, as the little shortstop rose from the bench.
The New Boys at Oakdale|Morgan ScottIt also chippers like a young Warbler or a Black-throated Green.
The logs for this are not ground fine, but cut up by disk chippers.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. SlossonOr make our mere chippers and filers a match for such workmen as him.
British Dictionary definitions for chipper (1 of 2)
chipper1
/ (ˈtʃɪpə) /
adjective informal
cheerful; lively
smartly dressed
British Dictionary definitions for chipper (2 of 2)
chipper2
/ (ˈtʃɪpər) /
noun
Irish and Scot informal a fish-and-chip shop
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