name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who takes a nap.
2. 2
   The head. slang

   "You look so dapper from your napper to your feet."

3. 3
   A machine used to raise the nap on cloth. obsolete
4. 4
   A sheepstealer. obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as an occupation.

Synonyms

All synonyms

beanbeanerbelfryblockboncebrain bucket

Example

More examples

"You look so dapper from your napper to your feet."

Etymology

From nap + -er.

Related phrases

gene-napperrain napper

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