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capper

noun

cap·​per ˈka-pər How to pronounce capper (audio)
Synonyms of cappernext
1
: one that caps: such as
a
: a device that fits caps on bottles
2
: a lure or decoy especially in an illicit or questionable activity : shill

Examples of capper in a Sentence

the capper to the campaign rally was an appearance by the candidate himself she was smart, she was pretty, but here's the capper—she was kind, unlike the other girls
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The capper was a physical three-plus-hour clinic in 36-degree (2 Celsius) weather in which the guys in white from South Florida looked right at home. CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025 The capper to all this is a voice recording — read in a true chef’s-kiss piece of casting by Patrick Fabian, who played Howard Hamlin on Better Call Saul — to create a buffer between Carol and the Others. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025 With regard to the latter, there’s been a steady demand ever since for a trilogy capper, and Brolin, as well as his Sicario producers at Black Label Media, have each offered positive updates to THR in 2022 and 2023. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025 Three batters later, Toronto put the capper on the third-highest scoring inning in World Series history (and the highest in over 50 years), when Kirk hit a two-run homer to center. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capper

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of capper was in 1587

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“Capper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capper. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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