The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

clippers \clippers\ n.
   1. a type of shears for cutting grass or shrubbery; as, hedge
      clippers.

   Syn: clipper, hedge clippers.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a cutting device for cutting hair or finger nails; as,
      nail clippers.

   Syn: clipper.
        [WordNet 1.5]