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

Even the wrappers to those cards can be worth hundreds of dollars. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

This includes beverage containers, wrappers, wastepaper and packaging. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026

The recipe comes from Guatemalan chef and author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, who uses frozen, pre-cut empanada wrappers to make things easy. —Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026

Everyone can access it to throw their wrappers and juice boxes inside, making for easy cleanup at the end of the week. —Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 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