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capper
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cap·per

noun \ˈka-pər\

Definition of CAPPER

1
: one that caps: as
a : a device that fits caps on bottles
b : finale, climax, clincher
2
: a lure or decoy especially in an illicit or questionable activity : shill

Examples of CAPPER

  1. <the capper to the campaign rally was an appearance by the candidate himself>
  2. <she was smart, she was pretty, but here's the capper—she was kind, unlike the other girls>

First Known Use of CAPPER

1587

Related to CAPPER

Synonyms
finale, close, closing, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finis, finish, grand finale, home stretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up
Antonyms
baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start

Rhymes with CAPPER

clapper, dapper, flapper, knapper, lapper, mapper, rapper, sapper, scrapper, snapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, zapper

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