zipper

¹zip·per

noun \ˈzi-pər\

Definition of ZIPPER

: a fastener consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth on strips of tape and a sliding piece that closes an opening by drawing the teeth together

Examples of ZIPPER

1. The zipper was stuck and we couldn't open the suitcase.
2. Can you help him with his zipper?

Origin of ZIPPER

from Zipper, a trademark

First Known Use: 1926

Rhymes with ZIPPER

chipper, clipper, dipper, dripper, flipper, gripper, kipper, quipper, nipper, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, snipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper