"pipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pippers [plural]
Etymology: From PIP + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|PIP|er}} PIP + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pipper (plural pippers)
  1. (military, slang) A marker indicating the PIP (predicted impact point) on a head-up display. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-pipper-en-noun-g1JGwb~q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pippers [plural]
Etymology: From pip + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pip|er}} pip + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pipper (plural pippers)
  1. (military, slang, in combination) A person wearing the specific number of stars on the shoulder of their uniform, implying a particular rank. Tags: in-compounds, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-pipper-en-noun-HRrNbhf4 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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