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English
Pronunciation
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, “Super Bowl Suits”, in New York Times: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
A person that makes or sells caps
See also
Etymology 2
Abbreviated form of capture + -er.
Noun
capper (plural cappers)
- (Internet slang) A person who records a television broadcast to their computer.
Etymology 3
From cap + -er.
Noun
capper (plural cappers)
- (slang) A person who caps i.e. is inclined to untruth, a fibber.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From cappe + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).
Pronunciation
Noun
capper (plural cappers)
- capper (maker of caps or other headgear)
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