crapper

C3R1A1P3P3E1R1
US/ˈkɹæ.pɚ/

noun

A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.

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Meanings

crapper1

nouncrapper (plural crappers)

plural crappers

  1. mildlyslangvulgarA chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
  2. mildlyslangvulgarA lavatory or outhouse.

    I purchased your magazine for the first and last time. What the hell is it? (..) It wasn't even good reading material for the crapper.

    1994 December, Spy, Sussex Publishers, LLC., page 10
adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of crap: more crap

crapper2

nouncrapper (plural crappers)

plural crappers

  1. A half-glass of whiskey.

crapper3

nouncrapper (plural crappers)

plural crappers

  1. derogatoryoftenslangvulgarA rapper, or a performer of rap music.

Crapper4

proper noun
  1. An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Cropper (“a cropper”).
nounCrapper (plural Crappers)

plural Crappers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of crapper: a toilet from the firm of Thomas Crapper.

Synonyms & antonyms

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shittertoiletand Thesaurus:bathroom

nouna plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

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toiletcancommodepotpottystoolthrone
Broader
plumbing fixture
Also see
bathroomcanchamber potcommodecraphouseheadhoneypothouse of lordsjohnpisspotporcelain godpotpottyprivyshitcanshitpotshitterstoolthronethunderboxtoileturinalurinarywater closet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

crapper · noun, adjective

From crap + -er, although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War. The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).

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crapper · noun

Unknown.

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crapper · noun

Blend of crap (“implying that rap music is inferior”) + rapper.

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Translations

Finnish paskahuussi
  • paskahuussicoarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
French chiotte, cagoinces
  • chiottecoarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • cagoincescoarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • là où le roi va seulcoarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • trônecoarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • petit coincoarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
Hebrew מַחֲרָאָה
  • מַחֲרָאָה (maḥraá)coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
Russian толчо́к, сорти́р
  • толчо́к (tolčók)coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • сорти́р (sortír)coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crapper

rappersnappertrapperzapperdapperflapperclappercapperscrappersapperslapperentrappergrapperplapperschnapperstrapperuncapper
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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