napper
napper noun: a person who takes a nap.
Noun
napper (plural nappers)
- A person who takes a nap.
- The head.
- You look so dapper from your napper to your feet.1911, Charles Collins, Fred E. Terry, E.A. Sheppard, “Any Old Iron”
- Under fire when this magazine is emptied you shout for “ammo” but perhaps No. 2, the ammo carrier, is lying in the rear with a bullet through his napper.1917, Arthur Guy Empey, “Lewis Gun”, in Over the Top, G. P. Putnam's, page 297
- A machine used to raise the nap on cloth.
- A sheepstealer.
Proper noun capitalized: Napper
Napper (plural Nappers)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Synonyms of napper
Forms of napper
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nappers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Nappers |
Origin of napper
From nap + -er.
Words formed from napper
Phrases with napper
Questions about napper
- What does napper mean?
- Napper means a person who takes a nap.
- What part of speech is napper?
- Napper can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of napper?
- The plural of napper is nappers.
Words near napper in the dictionary
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