zipperhandle

noun
UK /ˈzɪpəˌhændəl/
US /ˈzɪpərˌhændəl/

A small thing you hold to pull a zipper up or down.

She grabbed the zipperhandle and pulled the jacket closed.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A handle shaped like a zipper that you grip to open a bag.

The backpack has a zipperhandle on the front pocket.

3. A nickname for a person who handles zippers at a factory.

The zipperhandle checked every jacket before it was packed.

4. A tool used to fix broken zippers.

He used a zipperhandle to replace the pull on his boots.