noun

1. a person who cuts, trims, etc.
2. a tool for cutting or trimming a barber's clippers

3. Etymology: for sense, see cutter

   1. ☆ a sharp-bowed, narrow-beamed sailing ship (c. 1830-54) built for great speed
   2. a modified form of this with less speed and greater cargo capacity
4. a horse, sled, etc. regarded as very swift
5. Electronics a circuit designed to limit the amplitude of an output signal to a preset level

Etymology: ME < clippen, clip; senses 3 & 4 infl. (?) by MDu klepper, orig., swift horse < LowG kleppen, to sound like hoofbeats (echoic)