capper

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English capper; equivalent to cap +‎ -er.

Noun

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capper (plural cappers)

  1. A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
  2. A person that makes or sells caps.
  3. 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[1]:
      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.
  4. (US, slang, dated) A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.
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Etymology 2

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Abbreviated form of capture +‎ -er.

Noun

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capper (plural cappers)

  1. (Internet slang) A person who records a television broadcast to their computer.

Etymology 3

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From cap +‎ -er.

Noun

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capper (plural cappers)

  1. (slang) A person who caps i.e. is inclined to untruth, a fibber.

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From cappe +‎ -er.

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Noun

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capper (plural cappers)

  1. capper (maker of caps or other headgear)

Descendants

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  • English: capper

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