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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Gripper

/grĭp'-ẽrˌ/ · Grip·per · IPA /ˈɡɹɪ.pəɹ/
01 n. One who, or that which, grips or seizes.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, grips or seizes.
  2. 2.
    In printing presses, the fingers or nippers.