snipper

/ (ˈsnɪpə) /

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noun

informal a hairdresser

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How to use snipper in a sentence

Do you mind telling me, Snipper, why I never have seen you here in summer?
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess
Other "snipper" books followed when that one, years after, had been filled.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1886, No. 7.|Various
Snipper flew up in the tree where the other Crossbills were at work and Peter and Jumper watched them.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess
Sometimes we find them in cones Snipper the Crossbill has opened but hasn't picked all the seeds out of.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess

That bill looked very much as if Snipper had struck something hard and twisted the tips over.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess

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