capper

noun

cap·​per ˈka-pər 

1

: one that caps: such 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

Synonyms

• ending
• conclusion
• finale
• end
• culmination
• closing

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Following a half-hour local news break and a special edition of NBC Nightly News, the Sunday Night Football pregame festivities will lead into the Packers-Cowboys capper. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025

Even the white bread that comes free with each order is worth noting, for it’s sliced from loaves baked fresh in house—the perfect capper for a Texas-sized barbecue tray. —Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025

Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train. —Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025

Bobby and Connie’s first steps into official coupledom, however, puts a satisfying capper on their reunion arc this season, and leaves me very excited for where these two go next. —Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for capper

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