chipper

1 of 2

noun

chip·​per ˈchi-pər 

: one that chips

a wood chipper

chipper

2 of 2

adjective

: sprightly sense 1

Synonyms of chipper

Adjective

• cheerful
• optimistic
• bright

Examples of chipper in a Sentence

Adjective

My, you're looking chipper this morning.

She greeted me in a chipper voice.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Charlie Heaton makes an impression as Wade, Calvin’s chipper but deeply frustrated failson. — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Beginnings can feel energetic and chipper and game, kind of, but endings are fireflies in the dark. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Adjective

Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness? — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023

The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 19 May 2020

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively

First Known Use

Noun

1590, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1806, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing chipper

• blue-chipper

Rhymes for chipper

• clipper
• dipper
• flipper
• gripper
• kipper
• nipper
• ripper
• shipper
• skipper
• slipper
• stripper
• tipper

Kids Definition

chipper

adjective

chip·​per

ˈchip-ər

: being in good health or spirits