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's a class of chemicals, used by manufacturers for decades to make things like nonstick pans, cosmetics, raincoats, food wrappers and firefighting foam. —NPR, 30 Nov. 2025

The United Way has volunteer openings for holiday market shoppers, stockers, face painters, gift wrappers and people to help distribute food for the December event. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025

And banks have started to tokenize, or put in blockchain wrappers, money-market funds, which investors see as a stepping stone to larger institutional participation in decentralized finance. —Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

Along with plastic wrappers, bubble wrap, and packaging, plastic bags can be collected and taken to drop-off bins at retail stores or local recycling centers instead. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 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