Whitecapper

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”). US, historical

    "Deputy United States Marshal H. B. Holman returned here on the Kansas City Southern Railroad, to which place he was called by a message from the manager of a large fruit-growing company, asking protection from whitecappers."

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nightriderwhitecap

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"Deputy United States Marshal H. B. Holman returned here on the Kansas City Southern Railroad, to which place he was called by a message from the manager of a large fruit-growing company, asking protection from whitecappers."

Etymology

From white + cap + -er, after the white hoods worn by some.

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