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recapper

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

Noun

recapper (plural recappers)

  1. A tool that applies a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
  2. (informal) One 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

Forms of recapper

pluralrecappers

Origin of recapper

From recap + -er.

Questions about recapper

What does recapper mean?
Recapper means a tool that applies a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
What part of speech is recapper?
Recapper is a noun.
What is the plural of recapper?
The plural of recapper is recappers.

Words near recapper in the dictionary

  1. recapitulator
  2. recapitulators
  3. recapitulatory
  4. recappable
  5. recapped
  6. recapper
  7. recappers
  8. recapping
  9. recappings
  10. recaps
  11. recaption

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