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Viper vs Wiper - What's the difference?

viper | wiper |

As nouns the difference between viper and wiper

is that viper is a venomous snake in the family Viperidae while wiper is someone who wipes.

viper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
  • A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
  • * Milton
    • Who committed / To such a viper his most sacred trust / Of secrecy.

    Synonyms

    * adder

    Derived terms

    * * * viperfish * * viperish *

    wiper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • someone who wipes
  • * Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hamelin
    • So, Willy, let you and me be wipers / Of scores out with all men — especially pipers!
  • something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping
  • something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping
  • a movable electric contact in some device
  • (nautical) A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.