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

The humble chewing gum wrapper. —David Morgan, CBS News, 11 June 2026

If every company eventually becomes a wrapper for AI, there is real value in putting them all under one owner with superior management, data, or operations. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 June 2026

Please put wrappers in the garbage, or the consequence will be no more gum. —Renee Sagiv Riebling, Parents, 10 June 2026

Alt5's stock became a kind of financial wrapper for a cryptocurrency. —Matt Peterson, CNBC, 9 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