gripper

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

grip +‎ -er

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Noun[edit]

gripper (plural grippers)

  1. A person or thing that grips something.
    • 1998, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 1061:
      In a method for guiding a thread onto an empty reel after a first reel in a continuously operating spooler has become full, utilizing a moving finger on the spooler in cooperation with a gripper rotating with the empty reel []
  2. A cover on the handle of a bicycle, tool, etc, that makes it easier to grip.
  3. (curling) A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.
  4. (rail transport, slang) A ticket collector.
  5. (graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
    • 2004, Micah Laaker, Christopher Schmitt, Adobe Photoshop CS in 10 Simple Steps or Less, page 43:
      To move the options bar from its default location at the top of the screen to a new location, click the gripper on the option bar's left edge and drag it to its new location.
  6. (slang) A foot.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French *gripper, from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (to grab, grasp). Doublet of griffer.

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Verb[edit]

gripper

  1. to grab, to grasp

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Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: gripar

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