chipper
1marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health.
Origin of chipper
1Other words for chipper
Other definitions for chipper (2 of 3)
to chirp or twitter.
to chatter or babble.
Origin of chipper
2Other definitions for chipper (3 of 3)
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.
Origin of chipper
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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)
/ (ˈtʃɪpə) /
cheerful; lively
smartly dressed
British Dictionary definitions for chipper (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtʃɪpər) /
Irish and Scot informal a fish-and-chip shop
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