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

That question only gets asked at scale once people have experienced the wrapper first. — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

A lot of what’s being shipped today is thin wrapper technology without a real foundation of data or trust underneath it, and that tends to get exposed once tools are actually running in production at scale. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

The sparkle of the golden wrapper brings some Willy Wonka magic too. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Limited editions crank up the pressure because that same wrapper might be gone next trip. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 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