capper

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US/ˈkæ.pəɹ/

noun

A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.

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cherry on the cakeicing on the cake
OriginMiddle English capper →
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Meanings

capper1

nouncapper (plural cappers)

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".

    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.

    2008, Jerry 'The King' Lawler, It's Good To Be The King...: Sometimes
    1 more example

    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.

    2009 February 1, Joe Queenan, “Super Bowl Suits”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: cherry on the cake, icing on the cake

  4. USdatedslangA by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.

capper2

nouncapper (plural cappers)

plural cappers

  1. InternetA person who records a television broadcast or video stream to their computer.

capper3

nouncapper (plural cappers)

plural cappers

  1. slangA person who caps i.e. is inclined to untruth, a fibber.

Capper4

proper nounCapper (plural Cappers)

plural Cappers

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA finale; something that is conclusively better, or "caps it all off".

Similar
cherry on the cakeicing on the cake

Origin

capper · noun

  1. Middle Englishcapper
  2. Englishcapper

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

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capper · noun

Abbreviated form of capture + -er.

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capper · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  4. Proto-Italic*kaput
  5. Latincaput
  6. Latincapitulum
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latincapitulāre?
  10. Late Latincappa
  11. Proto-West Germanic*kappā
  12. Proto-West Germanic*kappijā
  13. Old Englishcæppe
  14. Middle Englishcappe
  15. Englishcap
  16. Englishcapper

From cap + -er.

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Translations

Czech čepičář
  • čepičářA person that makes or sells caps
Finnish kapseloimiskone, hatuntekijä
  • kapseloimiskoneA device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles
  • hatuntekijäA person that makes or sells caps
  • hattumaakariA person that makes or sells caps
  • huippukohtaA finale
German Hutmacher
  • HutmacherA person that makes or sells caps
Russian коне́ц
  • коне́ц (konéc)A finale

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with capper

rappersnappertrapperzapperdapperflapperclapperscrappersapperslapperentrappergrapperplapperschnapperstrapperuncapper
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Anagrams

precap
Cite this entry
APA

capper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capper

MLA

“capper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capper.

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