clamper

American  

[klam-per] / ˈklæm pər /

noun

1. a clamp; pincer.

2. a spiked metal plate worn on the sole of a shoe to prevent slipping on ice.

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clamper British  

/ ˈklæmpə /

noun

1. a spiked metal frame fastened to the sole of a shoe to prevent slipping on ice

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Etymology

Origin of clamper

First recorded in 1815–25; clamp + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A former nightclub bouncer and wheel clamper, Bellfield has fathered 11 children with five different women.

From BBC

He said the U.S. was "going to be hit, no doubt about it," but appeared to be in a better position because "we have from the beginning put a kind of clamper" on the virus.

From Fox News

He was a wheel clamper who owned a white van.

From BBC

Asked how he got the name Chainsaw, he explained that a fellow Clamper years ago somehow got it in his head that Koen had cut off his own kneecap with a chainsaw.

From Los Angeles Times

Enter a bar in a small town in the Sierra Nevada, and you’re likely to run into a Clamper.

From Los Angeles Times