plural flippers
1
a
: a broad flat limb (as of a seal or cetacean) adapted for swimming
b
: a flat shoe (as of rubber or silicone) with the front expanded into a paddle that is used to aid movement through water (as in snorkeling or scuba diving)
called also fin, swim fin
2
: someone or something that flips or is used in flipping
spatulas and pancake flippers
pinball flippers
He worked as a burger flipper.
A flipper is a person who changes TV channels just to see what else is on.—
Springfield (Massachusetts) Morning Union
Springfield (Massachusetts) Morning UnionHe also interviews house "flippers" who buy cheap property with an eye toward making some inexpensive improvements to spruce it up and then quickly "flipping" it, or reselling it at a value-added price for a tidy profit.—James Prichard
James PrichardExamples of flipper in a Sentence
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There are also flippers who own the home only during renovations.
—Kevin Hardy, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
The 50-pound pup, who was surrendered on April 15, had an abnormal gait, her back right leg was wider than the other three and her paw looked like a flipper.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
On the water that morning, the group watched as the giant mammal did chin slaps and slapped its pectoral flipper, then began breaching out of the water like a 50,000-pound ballerina.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 12 June 2024
An Indianapolis property manager and real estate flipper who was the subject of an IndyStar investigation in 2018 and pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges in 2022 is being sued by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita for allegedly continuing to defraud real estate investors.
—Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2024
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Kevin Hardy, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
The 50-pound pup, who was surrendered on April 15, had an abnormal gait, her back right leg was wider than the other three and her paw looked like a flipper.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
On the water that morning, the group watched as the giant mammal did chin slaps and slapped its pectoral flipper, then began breaching out of the water like a 50,000-pound ballerina.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 12 June 2024
An Indianapolis property manager and real estate flipper who was the subject of an IndyStar investigation in 2018 and pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges in 2022 is being sued by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita for allegedly continuing to defraud real estate investors.
—Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2024
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“Flipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flipper. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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flipper
noun
flip·per
ˈflip-ər 
1
: a broad flat limb (as of a seal or whale) used for swimming
2
: a flat rubber shoe with the front widened into a paddle for use in skin diving
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