wrapper

noun

wrap·​per ˈra-pər 

1

: that in which something is wrapped: such as

a

: a tobacco leaf used for the outside covering especially of cigars

b(1)

: jacket sense 3c(1)

(2)

: the paper cover of a book not bound in boards

c

: a paper wrapped around a newspaper or magazine in the mail

2

: one that wraps

3

: an article of clothing worn wrapped around the body

Examples of wrapper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Egg rolls have thicker wrappers with hearty fillings like pork or chicken; they are fried and served with various dipping sauces. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026

Consumers understand when a partnership is really just an affiliate arrangement or a thin promotional wrapper. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

And of course, every wrapper came with the delightfully terrible jokes. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 June 2026

Investigators also matched Mangione’s fingerprints to those found on a water bottle and a protein bar wrapper near the scene of the killing, officials said. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wrapper

• dust wrapper

Rhymes for wrapper

• capper
• clapper
• dapper
• flapper
• kapur
• mapper
• napper
• rapper
• sapper
• snapper
• tapper
• trapper

Kids Definition

wrapper

noun

wrap·​per ˈrap-ər 

1

: a covering or enclosure for something

2

: one that wraps

3

: a garment worn wrapped around the body