name
Meaning 1
A nickname for American actor and politician Ronald Reagan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
gipper
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General-American: gĭʹpər
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General-American: /ˈɡɪpɚ/
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CMU ARPABET: G IH1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who gips (cleans fish in preparation for curing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: obsolete except dialectal
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History
Etymology
From Reagan's role as George "the Gipper" Gipp (1895–1920) in the 1940 film Knute Rockne, All American, which lead to him acquiring the nickname "the Gipper" (from Gipp + -er), later popularized by the media during his presidency.
From gip (“clean [fish] for curing”) + -er (agent noun suffix).