Clip″per (?), n. 1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.
The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket.
Locke.
2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
3. (Naut.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing. — Clip″per–built′ (�), a.
☞ The name was first borne by “Baltimore clippers” famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.