VIPER


Meaning of VIPER in English

/ ˈvaɪpə(r); NAmE / noun

1.

a small poisonous snake

2.

( formal ) a person who harms other people

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: from French vipère or Latin vipera , from vivus alive + parere bring forth.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.