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Definition of stopper
1 : one that brings to a halt or causes to stop operating or functioning : check: such asa : a playing card that will stop the running of a suitb : a baseball pitcher depended on to win important games or to stop a losing streak; also : an effective relief pitcher
2 : one that closes, shuts, or fills up; specifically : something (such as a bung or cork) used to plug an opening
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Examples of stopper in a Sentence
His comment was a conversation stopper.
Recent Examples of stopper from the Web
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Anybody with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317) 262-8477.
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Franch is a talented shot stopper that has continued to improve all facets of her game this season.
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Keep it sideways: Cork is a miraculous substance and a marvelous stopper, but for a cork to do its job, which is to swell and keep the seal tight, some amount of the liquid must touch it.
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The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association last week named Henzman the Stopper of the Year.
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Teammate Lincoln Henzman, a junior right-hander, was awarded the Stopper of the Year award.
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The delicious heart stopper is then served with a side of eggs to complete the dish.
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But, for me, real show-stopper is the five-course pasta tasting menu on July 20.
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On those three Lynch runs, New England didn’t have its full package of run-stoppers in the game.
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First Known Use of stopper
15th century
stopper
Definition of stopper
stoppered
;stoppering
play \-p(ə-)riŋ\transitive verb
: to close or secure with or as if with a stopper stopper the bottle
First Known Use of stopper
circa 1769
STOPPER Defined for English Language Learners
stopper
playDefinition of stopper for English Language Learners
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: someone or something that stops something
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: something that is used to block an opening
stopper
Definition of stopper for English Language Learners
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: to close (something) with a stopper
STOPPER Defined for Kids
stopper
playDefinition of stopper for Students
: something (as a cork or plug) used to close or block an opening
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