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

Rakowitz re-creates these antiquities using a papier-mâché made from Middle Eastern food packaging, labels and wrappers used by diaspora Iraqi communities. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Theoretically, these processes could take the most stubborn, unrecyclable plastics, like grocery store bags or string cheese wrappers, and rebuild them into new products. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026

These were extraordinary, the shrimp steamed until the meat, lightly perfumed with ginger, snapped under the tooth, and the pleated wrapper held the right amount of chew. — Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026

The room smelled of cigarettes and sweat; the floor was littered with clothes, junk-food wrappers, and empty packs of Gauloises. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 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