gripper

noun

grip·​per

ˈgripə(r)

plural -s

1

: a device that holds something firmly: such as

a

: a bookbinder's mechanism that grips and impels a book or other matter into a machine

b

: a device for holding a sheet being printed

2

a

: a worker who fashions or attaches grips (as on a handgun)

b

: a clipper in a coal mine

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