klippare

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Old Swedish klippare. Equivalent to klippa +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪpːarɛ/

Noun

klippare c

1. (film) a cutter (film editor)
2. a clipper (appliance or the like that clips (cuts))
3. a shearman
4. (colloquial) someone who makes quick, lucrative deals (often through speculation), an operator
5. (colloquial, fairly uncommon) a whiz (someone skilled at something)
6. (nautical) clipper (very fast ship)

Declension

Declension of klippare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klippare	klippares
	definite	klipparen	klipparens
plural	indefinite	klippare	klippares
	definite	klipparna	klipparnas

Derived terms

• börsklippare
• gräsklippare (“lawn mower”) (klippa is idiomatic for mowing grass)

Related terms

• klipp
• klippa
• klippning

References

• klippare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klippare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klippare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• klippare in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)