recapper

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noun

A tool that applies a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.

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Meanings

nounrecapper (plural recappers)

plural recappers

  1. engineeringA tool that applies a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
  2. informalOne who recapitulates; a summarizer.

    Partly television criticism, partly entertainment, recaps engendered discussion, and message boards were provided for readers to continue the criticism alongside the recapper.

    2016, Sandra M. Falero, Digital Participatory Culture and the TV Audience: Everyone’s a Critic

Origin

From recap + -er.

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APA

recapper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapper

MLA

“recapper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recapper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapper.

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