Etymology

wrapper

wrap·per
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Today it means: Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping. Full definition →

Middle English wrappere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwrappere
  2. English todaywrapper

From Middle English wrappere, equivalent to wrap + -er.

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