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

²zipper

verb

Definition of ZIPPER

transitive verb

: ⁵zip

First Known Use of ZIPPER

1930

Rhymes with ZIPPER

chipper, dripper, gripper, kipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, snipper, whipper

zipper

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Device for binding the edges of an opening, as on a garment or a bag. A zipper consists of two strips of material with metal or plastic teeth along the edges, and a sliding piece that interlocks the teeth when moved in one direction and separates them again when moved in the opposite direction. The idea of a slide fastener was first exhibited by Whitcomb L. Judson (died 1909) at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The modern form of the zipper began to appear on clothing in the late 1920s.