cupper

An intercollegiate sporting competition, open to all colleges.

Noun in compounds, informal

  1. Someone with a specific bra size.
    • She is a C-cupper.
  2. A coffee aficionado.
    • Not every cupper understands all the fuss. - 2008 May 29, Hannah Wallace, “Do I Detect a Hint of ... Joe?”, in New York Times:
  3. A cupbearer.

Origin

From cup (noun) + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix).

Forms

cuppers

Derived

A-cupper B-cupper C-cupper D-cupper DD-cupper F-cupper H-cupper

Noun medicine, sciences

  1. One who performs the operation of cupping.

Origin

From cup (verb) + -er.

Forms

cuppers

Noun Entry 3

  1. An intercollegiate sporting competition, open to all colleges.
    • We drew with Keble in the Cupper (3-3), and on the replay lost (0-2); […] - 1914, The Oxford Magazine, volume 32, page 347:

Origin

From cup (“trophy”) + -er (Oxford -er).

Forms

cuppers

Noun alt of, alternative

  1. Alternative spelling of cuppa.
    • Just a quick cupper is all I have time for. - 2013, Sherry Marie Gallagher, Dancing Spoons and Khachapuri: A Russian Tale, page 26:

Forms

cuppers