capper

cap·per

noun \ˈka-pər\

Definition of CAPPER

1

: one that caps: as a : a device that fits caps on bottles b : finale, climax, clincher

2

: a lure or decoy especially in an illicit or questionable activity : shill

Examples of CAPPER

1. <the capper to the campaign rally was an appearance by the candidate himself>
2. <she was smart, she was pretty, but here's the capper—she was kind, unlike the other girls>

First Known Use of CAPPER

1587

Related to CAPPER

Synonyms: finale, close, closing, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finis, finish, grand finale, home stretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up

Antonyms: baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start

Related Words: acme, apex, capstone, climax, copestone, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crescendo, crown, culmination, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith; aftermath, anticlimax, coda, epilogue (also epilog), postscript; shank, tag end, tail end

Near Antonyms: foreword, introduction, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prologue (also prolog)

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Rhymes with CAPPER

clapper, dapper, flapper, knapper, lapper, mapper, rapper, sapper, scrapper, snapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, zapper