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- [kap-er]
- /ˈkæp ər/
- /ˈkæpər/
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- [kap-er]
- /ˈkæp ər/
Definitions of capper word
- noun capper a person or device that caps something or makes caps 3
- noun capper something that follows and is better than an earlier achievement, condition, etc. 3
- noun capper a person or thing that caps. 1
- noun capper Also called topper. something that completes or adds to what has preceded it: The capper was that we didn't know each other after all. 1
- noun capper Slang. an informer, especially for gamblers. 1
- noun capper Slang. a by-bidder at an auction. 1
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Origin of capper
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400 (for sense “cap maker”); 1580-90 (for def 1); Middle English; see cap1, -er1
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Parts of speech for Capper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
capper popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
capper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for capper
noun capper
- culmination — Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
- closer — someone or something that closes
- finisher — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- deathblow — a thing or event that destroys life or hope, esp suddenly
- finishing touch — a final additional or detail that completes and perfects something
Antonyms for capper
noun capper
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
Top questions with capper
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