slide fastener

noun

1. zipper ( def 2 ).

slide fastener

noun

1. another name for zip

Word History and Origins

Origin of slide fastener¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The zipper was new enough that he calls it a “slide fastener.”

From The New Yorker

Baker turned the pages, which were fastened to the cover by slide fasteners.

From Project Gutenberg