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

Others, with breadier wrappers, are baked. —Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026

Fold the sides of the wrapper around the mixture, leaving the top of the dumpling open with the filling exposed. —Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025

First child starting school; second child starting life; investigations into probable neurodivergence; gums receding; ghosts of liberal democracy balling up their sandwich wrappers and going home. —Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

Get rid of anything that’s clearly trash, such as broken rubber bands, wrappers, or dead batteries. —Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025

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