noun

kipper

KIH-puh

noun

A herring (or similar fish) that has been split open, salted, and smoked.

"He had kippers and toast for breakfast."

verb

To preserve fish by splitting, salting, and smoking it.

"The fishermen kippered their catch to sell at market."

How to Use Kipper

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA smoked, salted fish (usually herring), especially eaten for breakfast in Britain.

Common pairings

smoked kipper kippers for breakfast

Word Forms

more kipper comparative, more kipper comparative, kippered past tense, kippers plural, kippers plural, Kippers plural, Kippers plural, kippers singular, most kipper superlative, most kipper superlative

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Etymology

From Old English "cypera," referring to a male salmon after spawning, possibly linked to the reddish color of the fish at that stage.

Rhymes for kipper

zipper nipper tipper ripper dipper flipper skipper slipper chipper clipper

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