gripper

[grip-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that grips.

2. Printing.,  (in certain presses) one of a number of fingerlike devices for gripping a sheet and transferring it to or from the printing surface.

3. Metalworking.,  Usually a device on a drawbench for drawing the work through the die.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gripper¹

First recorded in 1560–70; grip + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Alan Aaronson, 71, flexed his fingers — he was getting a cramp from his gripper.

From Los Angeles Times

Jasmine Gripper, co-director of the New York Working Families Party, told Salon that there is deep irony in Cuomo promising to fix the city’s problems as a mayoral candidate, because many of the city’s problems stem from Cuomo’s time as governor.

From Salon

“New York City lost hundreds of mental health beds while Andrew Cuomo was governor. He is the reason why our mental health infrastructure in the city was decimated and, as a result, we see the people in our streets with nowhere to go, and the people experiencing homelessness — that is Andrew Cuomo,” Gripper said.

From Salon

Gripper pointed to Cuomo’s record working with Republicans in the state Senate to sideline Democrats in the upper chamber as another topic that deserves to be discussed in the mayor's race.

From Salon

Gripper said that, working with the IDC, Cuomo was able to sideline priorities for many New Yorkers, like investments in transit, public edcation, healthcare and housing, while simultaneously raiding the MTA budget and cutting funding for schools.

From Salon