capper
See also: Capper
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Middle English capper; equivalent to cap + -er.
Noun
capper (plural cappers)
- A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
- A person that makes or sells caps.
- A finale; something that is conclusively better, or "caps it all off".
- Synonyms: cherry on the cake, icing on the cake
- 2008, Jerry 'The King' Lawler, It's Good To Be The King...: Sometimes
- And the capper of it all was, Stacy flew back to Memphis to see me for a day and try to settle our divorce with a one-on-one meeting.
- 2009, February 1, “Joe Queenan”, in Super Bowl Suits:
- The real capper is when St. John starts fawning over Hugh Hefner, host of the finest Super Bowl party known to man, musing: “The question isn’t whether Hef is the hippest octogenarian on the planet.
- (US, slang, dated) A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.
Translations
A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles
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A person that makes or sells caps
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A finale
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See also
- milliner
Etymology 2
Abbreviated form of capture + -er.
Noun
capper (plural cappers)
- (Internet slang) A person who records a television broadcast to their computer.
Anagrams
- precap
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cappere, capyare, kapiare, capere, capier
Etymology
From cappe + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkapər(ə)/
Noun
capper (plural cappers)
- capper (maker of caps or other headgear)
Descendants
- English: capper
References
- “capper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.