Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small, insignificant fellow; a whipper-snapper.
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- noun colloquial, dated A small,
insignificant fellow .
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Examples
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It does make me so mad to see a married woman with a young snipper-snapper of a fellow chasing after her, and using her husband as a cover.
Bessie's Fortune A Novel Mary Jane Holmes 1866
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"Don't you tell me I lie, you little snipper-snapper," answered the boy
Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way Walter Aimwell 1840
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They want some little snipper-snapper who can dance attendance upon all the pink-teas that are held, and shine in social circles. "
The Unknown Wrestler 1910
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"That letter was written long ago; Archie may be dead, and this painted gambler has gulled the Brownes and come to America as their guest, with the snipper-snapper of a Hardy.
Bessie's Fortune A Novel Mary Jane Holmes 1866
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