zipper

Meaning

Noun

1. A zip fastener.
2. A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.
3. A leucine zipper.
4. (slang) A scar on a person's body.
5. (slang) An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
6. A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
7. A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See zipper (data structure).

Verb

1. to close a zipper.
2. to put a zipper on an article.

Synonyms

zip

zip fastener

fastener

slide fastener

zip-fastener

zip up

zippered

drag chain

tension chain

buckle

guy chain

clasp

fly

✈️

pull chain

slide-fastener

tie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɪpɚ/

Etymology

1925, zip + -er. The trade name was registered in 1925 by B.F. Goodrich for “boots made of rubber and fabric,” claiming use of the name since June 1923. No longer a registered trademark.