propper

prop·per
P3R1O1P3P3E1R1
UK/ˈpɹɒp.ə/US/ˈpɹɑ.pɚ/

noun

One who or that which props.

UncommonScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpropper (plural proppers)

plural proppers

  1. One who or that which props.

    I do not mean that she stood around in the road, but she moved in a world of business men, golf-club bar proppers and night-club hounds, who certainly regarded her in this light.

    1973, Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince, page 47
    1 more example

    Baby proppers pose dangers. The latest information on the relationship between baby positioning and SIDS has led to a multitude of new products designed to prop babies on their sides or backs.

    1999, Sandy Jones, Guide to Baby Products, page 58

Origin

From prop + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with propper

propercoppershopperimproperhopperchopperstoppertopperpopperdroppercropperbopperwhoppermopperclopperJohnny Hopperploppertridecacopperwood chopper
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

proper
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: propper on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.