1. plural of griper; people who complain or grumble frequently
Usage: informal; often used in a mildly negative or humorous way
2. plural of griper; tools or devices that grip or hold something firmly
Usage: technical; less common than the complainer sense

Examples

• The office is full of gripers who complain about everything from the coffee to the temperature.
• Don't be one of those gripers—try to focus on solutions instead of problems.
• The gripers in the meeting spent more time complaining than actually working on the project.
• These metal gripers hold the pipe securely in place during installation.
• The construction crew used specialized gripers to lift the heavy steel beams.