chipper

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noun

chip·​per ˈchi-pər How to pronounce chipper (audio)
: one that chips
a wood chipper

chipper

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adjective

Examples of chipper in a Sentence

Adjective My, you're looking chipper this morning. She greeted me in a chipper voice.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The two blue chippers join forces on Across The Tracks, a collaborative effort that captures both turning in awe-worthy performances while manning their respective positions. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 28 June 2024 Joy being a chipper, canary-yellow lady, sure; Anger being a grumpy red stump with flames for hair, fine. David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
Adjective
Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness? Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023 The super-chipper T.A. who serves as her driver and cheerleader (Rammel Chan) deposits Kate at a B&B whose snarling proprietor (Cindy Gold) seems to have chosen the wrong line of business. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2020 See all Example Sentences for chipper 

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively

First Known Use

Noun

1590, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chipper was in 1590

Dictionary Entries Near chipper

Cite this Entry

“Chipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipper. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

chipper

adjective
chip·​per
ˈchip-ər
: being in good health or spirits

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