klippare

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Old Swedish klippare. Equivalent to klippa +‎ -are. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɪpːarɛ/ === Noun === klippare c (film) a cutter (film editor) a clipper (appliance or the like that clips (cuts)) a shearman (colloquial) someone who makes quick, lucrative deals (often through speculation), an operator (colloquial, fairly uncommon) a whiz (someone skilled at something) (nautical) clipper (very fast ship) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== börsklippare gräsklippare (“lawn mower”) (klippa is idiomatic for mowing grass) ==== Related terms ==== klipp klippa klippning === References === “klippare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “klippare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “klippare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) klippare in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)