clasper

American  

[klas-per, klah-sper] / ˈklæs pər, ˈklɑ spər /

noun

1. a person or thing that clasps.

2. (in insects, fishes, crustaceans, etc.) one of the modified, usually paired organs or parts by which the male clasps the female during copulation.

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Etymology

Origin of clasper

First recorded in 1545–55; clasp + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Col Clasper operated on critically-injured soldiers at a former British Army hospital in Afghanistan.

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Col Clasper said he thought Mr Blake "had done brilliantly" and the improvised tourniquet "had made a difference".

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"I think there's a window up to about 40 minutes after the incident," Col Clasper explained.

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Col Clasper told the court that "once the cardiac arrest happened there was no coming back".

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Former British Army medic Col Jonathan Clasper is part of the inquiry's 'blast wave panel' examining the likelihood of survival of those caught in the bomb.

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