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squipper

noun
/ˈskwɪpə/UK

Etymology

Blend of survival + equipment + fitter.

  1. derived from figo
  2. inherited from fitt
  3. inherited from fit
  4. suffixed as fitter — “fit + er”
  5. compounded as squipper — “survival + equipment + fitter”

Definitions

  1. A survival equipment fitter.

    • After stripping off all my other kit, I held my rubber- gloved hands behind me, the last bits still in the dirty zone, and the squipper peeled the gloves off.
    • Giving evidence to the inquest in Lincoln Cpl Morris, a Survival Equipment Fitter or “squipper” with the RAF, said he was not far from Flt Lt Cunningham’s jet at the time of the tragedy as the team prepared to fly to RAF Valley in Wales.

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