clippers
Britishplural noun
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a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc
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a hairdresser's tool, operated either by hand or electrically, with one fixed and one reciprocating set of teeth for cutting short hair
Example Sentences
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Polymarket has paid clippers to promote at least 19 videos discussing opportunities to use inside information or other tactics to manipulate markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Polymarket employs Virality, a marketing firm, to manage the clippers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
"It's not just the haircut, it's the sensory issue of the hair falling on them and the gown, and using clippers is also a big thing," Caroline adds.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Best part: The clippers work for cheap, and none of the promotional aspects need to be publicly disclosed, thanks to a federal-regulation loophole that relaxes transparency standards on ads that don’t sell tangible products.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Out in the distance, the clippers were sailing.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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