gripper

== English == === Etymology === From grip +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪ.pə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪ.pəɹ/ Rhymes: -ɪpə(ɹ) Hyphenation: grip‧per === Noun === gripper (plural grippers) A person who or thing which grips something. A cover on a handle that makes it easier to grip. (curling) A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice. (rail transport, slang) A ticket collector. (graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved. (slang, usually in the plural) A foot. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gripper”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “gripper”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “grippers”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French *gripper, from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”). Doublet of griffer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁi.pe/ === Verb === gripper to grab, to grasp ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== grippe ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: gripar === Further reading === “gripper”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012