1. A tool that is used for cutting something: Sam used the hedge clipper to trim the bushes.

The manicurist used fingernail clippers to trim her customer's finger and toenails.

The barber cut the man's hair with electric clippers.

2. The removal of something by using scissors or a sharp razor-type tool: Monroe was a daily coupon clipper.
3. A tall masted ship designed for speed; common in the 19th century: In the local shipyards, the shipwrights built a replica of a famous racing clipper.