chipper

41 2.7

A thin, crispy snack made from potatoes or corn

: patata frita

Examples

"Just set it down outside the chipper, next to the postbox," I said.

Fiction book (2000)
Someone took off to the chipper and returned with burgers and chips.

Fiction book (1997)
Claire, for example, was the quintessential chipper who regulated her use with precision and care.

Academic text (2005)
The next morning, she knocks on my door at 7:30 a.m., all bright and chipper.

Fiction book (2002)
These chippers are the perfect snack for movie night.
I bought a bag of chippers to enjoy with my dip.
At the party, everyone loved the chippers served with salsa.

chip

vschipper

218 1.0

A thin crisp slice of potato fried and eaten as a snack

is broader, also covering snacks made from other grains or vegetables

potato chip

vschipper

48 1.0

A thin crispy slice of potato fried or baked and eaten as a snack

is broader, covering snacks made from different plant bases rather than one vegetable

crisp

vschipper

27 1.2

A thin fried slice of potato eaten cold as a snack

is the more general international word rather than a British regional name

tortilla chip

vschipper

6 1.2

A thin, crisp snack made from corn and often eaten with dips

is generally eaten plain or on its own rather than mainly with dips

corn chip

vschipper

5 1.0

A thin crunchy snack made from corn and fried, often salted or flavored

is broader, including snacks made from either root vegetables or grain

Saratoga chip

vschipper

8.4

A thin, crisp slice of potato fried in hot oil

is the modern term used today rather than the historic name

chipper singular

chippers plural

chipper = chip (semi-transparent) = chip + er

The snack sense is close to chip and therefore partly guessable, but the exact chipper form is lexicalized and not fully regular.

Chipper comes from the common word chip, meaning 'a thin, crispy slice', so a chipper is simply a chip-like snack.