cupper

English

Etymology

cup +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

cupper (plural cuppers)

1. (medicine, archaic) One who performs the operation of cupping.
2. (in combination) Someone with a specific bra size.

   She is a C-cupper.

3. (slang) A coffee aficionado.
   • 2008 May 29, Hannah Wallace, “Do I Detect a Hint of ... Joe?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Not every cupper understands all the fuss.

4. (UK, Oxford and Cambridge universities) An intercollegiate sporting competition, open to all colleges.
5. (obsolete) A cupbearer.