klippare

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Old Swedish klippare. Equivalent to klippa +‎ -are.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪpːarɛ/

Noun

klippare c

  1. (film) a cutter (film editor)
  2. a clipper (appliance or the like that clips (cuts))
  3. a shearman
  4. (colloquial) someone who makes quick, lucrative deals (often through speculation), an operator
  5. (colloquial, fairly uncommon) a whiz (someone skilled at something)

Declension
Declension of klippare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klippare klipparen klippare klipparna
Genitive klippares klipparens klippares klipparnas

Derived terms

References
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