viper

Meaning

1. A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
2. (informal) Any venomous snake.
3. (figuratively) 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

Translations

vipère

víbora

vipera

adder

οχιά

víbora

έχιδνα

Viper

Kreuzotter

aspis

vipera

engerek

marasso

couleuvre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvaɪpɚ/

Etymology

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