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gripper

noun
/ˈɡɹɪ.pə(ɹ)/UK/ˈɡɹɪ.pəɹ/US

Etymology

From grip + -er.

  1. inherited from gripa
  2. inherited from gripe
  3. inherited from grippe
  4. inherited from *gripjaną✻
  5. inherited from grippan
  6. inherited from grippen
  7. formed as gripper — “grip + -er”

Definitions

  1. A person who or thing which grips something.

    • In a method for guiding a thread onto an empty reel after a first reel in a continuously operating spooler has become full, utilizing a moving finger on the spooler in cooperation with a gripper rotating with the empty reel […]

  2. A cover on a handle that makes it easier to grip.

  3. A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A ticket collector.

    2. A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.

      • To move the options bar from its default location at the top of the screen to a new location, click the gripper on the option bar's left edge and drag it to its new location.

    3. A foot.

      • Put those grippers away!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gripper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA