viper

Meaning

1. A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
2. (informal) Any venomous snake.
3. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
4. (slang) A person who smokes marijuana.

Synonyms

adder

snake

🐍

serpent

common viper

asp

poisonous snake

reptile

plague

villain

🦹‍♂️

whip snake

anaconda

malicious person

large snake

big snake

European adder

puff adder

Russell’s viper

venomous snake

tic polonga

Vipera russellii

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvaɪpɚ/

Etymology

From Middle French vipere, from Old French vipre, from Latin vīpera, contracted from vīvipara f (“viviparous”, adj.), from vivus (“alive”, adj.) + parere (“to bear”, verb). Doublet of weever and wyvern.