capper
A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
Noun
- A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
- A person that makes or sells caps.
- A finale; something that is conclusively better, or "caps it all off".
- And the capper of it all was, Stacy flew back to Memphis to see me for a day and try to settle our divorce with a one-on-one meeting. - 2008, Jerry 'The King' Lawler, It's Good To Be The King...: Sometimes:
- The real capper is when St. John starts fawning over Hugh Hefner, host of the finest Super Bowl party known to man, musing: “The question isn’t whether Hef is the hippest octogenarian on the planet. - 2009 February 1,...
Synonyms: cherry on the cake icing on the cake
- A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.
Origin
From Middle English capper; equivalent to cap + -er.
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Noun Internet
- A person who records a television broadcast or video stream to their computer.
Origin
Abbreviated form of capture + -er.
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Noun slang
- A person who caps i.e. is inclined to untruth, a fibber.
Origin
Etymology tree Late Latin [Term?]? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English capper From cap + -er.