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chipper

1 of 2

noun

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

chipper

2 of 2

adjective

Examples of chipper in a Sentence

Adjective My, you're looking chipper this morning. She greeted me in a chipper voice.
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Noun
Les Nessman's on-air reporting from the scene goes from a chipper holiday piece to complete chaos as the helicopter flying overhead with the station's holiday message to the city begins dropping turkeys down on the crowd below, as the rest of the horrified gang listens from inside the station. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 His diligence is especially gratifying to the mob — fenced off in Kansas City by the FBI — and the weekly bagload of skim money keeps the Great Plains goodfellas in chipper spirits. Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
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 chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 19 May 2020 See All Example Sentences for chipper

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

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“Chipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipper. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

chipper

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

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