DCHP-2

nipper ((2)) 2 DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• n.

  the person responsible for getting equipment and material from the station to the work-place, that is, the spot where the mining operation is being carried out.

  See also: call-boy  king-nipper  

  • Clearly an extension of the British nipper "helper" (usually a youngster, from which is derived the slang sense "boy, lad").