How to pronounce clipper
American English pronunciation
KLIP-ur
- IPA
- /ˈklɪpɚ/
- Syllables
- KLIP · ur (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What clipper means
Most people know clipper in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A very fast sailing ship with a long, low body
In a sentence: The clipper raced across the ocean with every sail full of wind.
Where it comes from: It probably comes from clip, meaning to move fast. It may also have been shaped by the Dutch klepper, a speedy horse.
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