# zipper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈzɪpɚ/ · frequency rank #19,747

## Definitions
1. A zip fastener.
2. A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
3. A leucine zipper.
4. A scar on a person's body.
5. An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
6. A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
7. A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See zipper (data structure).
8. A zipline.

## Etymology
1925, zip + -er. The trade name was registered in 1925 by B.F. Goodrich for “boots made of rubber and fabric,” claiming use of the name since June 1923. No longer a registered trademark.

## Easily confused with
- **Zimmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zimmer-vs-zipper)
- **zipped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zipped-vs-zipper)

## Common misspellings (7)
`izpper`, `zipepr`, `ziper`, `zipperr`, `zippre`, `zpiper`, `zzipper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zipper