clippers

/ ˈklɪps; ˈklɪpəz /

plural noun

1. a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc
2. a hairdresser's tool, operated either by hand or electrically, with one fixed and one reciprocating set of teeth for cutting short hair

Example Sentences

I have nothing but raves about these small but sturdy clippers.

From Los Angeles Times

Although they were a force in the 2016 and 2020 elections, the clippers have flooded social media in a way that feels more pronounced, probably because so many more of us are consuming media online.

From Los Angeles Times

In Section 60, young widows can be seen using clippers and scissors to groom the grass around their husbands’ tombstones as lots of children run about.

From Salon

After four or five years, I would have had to go and check the head and take the clippers out.

From BBC

We had to use my vibrating multi-tool that works just like a barber’s hair clippers.

From Seattle Times