chipper
chipper Lexical Profile
chipper Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Cheerful, lively, and in good spirits.
"Despite the early hour, the receptionist greeted everyone with a chipper smile."
• noun
A motorized machine or hand tool used for cutting wood, brush, or ice into small chips.
"The landscaping crew fed the fallen tree branches into the wood chipper to create mulch for the garden beds."
A specialized golf club designed for hitting short, low-trajectory approach shots onto the putting green.
"He pulled a chipper from his golf bag to play the ball cleanly out of the fringe around the green."
Irish A takeaway shop that sells fish and chips and other battered, deep-fried foods.
"On Friday evening, the family stopped by the local chipper to pick up cod and chips for dinner."
• verb
To make or become cheerful and lively (usually used with 'up').
"A warm cup of tea and some good news helped him chipper up after a long, exhausting week."
To chirp, twitter, or chatter rapidly (especially of birds).
"Sparrows chippered noisily in the hedgerows as the morning sun rose over the meadow."
• Rhymes for chipper
Word Origin & Etymology
The adjective sense originated in the 19th century, likely from northern English and Scottish dialect 'kipper' meaning lively or brisk, or as an imitative derivative of 'chirp' suggesting the cheerful sound of birds. The noun senses derive directly from the verb 'chip' plus the agentive suffix '-er'.