Synonyms: dance, trip, spring, jump More Synonyms of caper
3. countable noun [usually supplement NOUN]
A dishonest or illegal activity can be referred to as a caper.
[informal]
She served six months in prison for the helicopter caper.
4. countable noun [usually supplement NOUN]
Activities or behaviour that are not at all serious can be referred to as capers.
[informal]
Jack would have nothing to do with such capers.
What a mess we were in at the end of this caper–hair, eyes, cheeks and neck coveredin treacle.
Synonyms: escapade, sport, stunt, mischief More Synonyms of caper
caper in British English1
(ˈkeɪpə)
noun
1.
a playful skip or leap
2.
a high-spirited escapade
3. cut a caper
4. slang
a crime, esp an organized robbery
5. Australian informal
a job or occupation
6. Australian informal
a person's behaviour
verb
7. (intransitive)
to leap or dance about in a light-hearted manner
Derived forms
caperer (ˈcaperer)
noun
caperingly (ˈcaperingly)
adverb
Word origin
C16: probably from capriole
caper in British English2
(ˈkeɪpə)
noun
1.
a spiny trailing Mediterranean capparidaceous shrub, Capparis spinosa, with edible flower buds
2.
any of various similar plants or their edible parts
See also bean caper
Word origin
C15: from earlier capers, capres (assumed to be plural), from Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis
caper in American English1
(ˈkeɪpər)
verb intransitive
1.
to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frisk; gambol
noun
2.
a playful jump or leap
3.
a wild, foolish action or prank
4. US, Slang
a criminal plan or act, esp. a robbery
Idioms:
cut a caper
Word origin
prob. < capriole
caper in American English2
(ˈkeɪpər)
noun
1.
a.
any of a genus (Capparis) of trees and shrubs of the caper family, esp. a prickly, trailing Mediterranean bush (C. spinosa) whose tiny, green flower buds are pickled and used to flavor sauces, etc.
b.
bean caper
2.
any of these buds
adjective
3.
designating a family (Capparaceae) of dicotyledonous plants (order Capparales), including thebee plant and cleome
Word origin
ME capar, capres < L capparis < Gr kapparis
Examples of 'caper' in a sentence
caper
Scatter the anchovy fillets, olives and capers over the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mix with the chilli, capers, parsley and lemon juice.
The Sun (2016)
When buttery soft add chilli, oregano, tomatoes and capers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He would, for example, refer to a crime caper rather than a crime story.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There were no such doubts about my lamb chops with tomato and caper sauce.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The cabbie has landed a role in a comedy caper about the music industry.
The Sun (2008)
Throw in a handful of chopped parsley and capers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Stir through the capers and add lemon juice to taste.
The Sun (2013)
Then stir in the capers and olives.
The Sun (2015)
Stir the capers and parsley through the shallots.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Chop capers and add them to the mix.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Scatter with a few extra capers or parsley before serving.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Add the capers at the last moment before serving.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
But if you want a quality crime caper, then this is for you.
The Sun (2008)
Stir olives, capers and lemon into the fennel.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Followed by a crime caper following the story of a seaman lured into a robbery in the City.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I like to fly about and cut capers.
Louisa May Alcott Little Women (1869)
Top with finely diced tomatoes, fried capers and a drizzle of olive oil and serve alongside the meatballs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Add tomato juice and wine to the vegetables, simmer for a few minutes then add the tomato and capers.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is no cartoon caper - the Disney is in the detail.
The Sun (2009)
And this is a hugely enjoyable, if instantly forgettable, crime caper.
The Sun (2010)
Word lists with
caper
shrub
In other languages
caper
British English: caper NOUN
Capers are the small green buds of caper plants.
American English: caper
Brazilian Portuguese: alcaparra
Chinese: 续随子
European Spanish: alcaparra
French: câpre
German: Kaper
Italian: cappero
Japanese: ケイパー
Korean: 지중해연안산 관목의 작은 꽃봉오리를 식초에 절인 것으로 요리의 풍미를 더하는 데 씀
European Portuguese: alcaparra
Latin American Spanish: alcaparra
Chinese translation of 'caper'
caper
(ˈkeɪpəʳ)
n(c)
(Culin) 续(續)随(隨)子花蕾 (xùsuízǐ huālěi)
(inf, = frolic) 恶(惡)作剧(劇) (èzuòjù) (出, chū)
(pej) 胡闹(鬧) (húnào)
(verb)
Definition
to skip about light-heartedly
The children were capering about, shouting and laughing.
Synonyms
dance
He danced off down the road.
trip
They tripped along without a care in the world.
spring
The lion roared once and sprang.
jump
stamping their boots and jumping up and down to knock the snow off
bound
He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door.
leap
The newsreels show him leaping into the air.
bounce
Moira bounced into the office.
hop
I hopped down three steps.
skip
She was skipping along the pavement.
romp
Dogs romped happily in the garden.
frolic
Tourists sunbathe and frolic in the ocean.
cavort
children cavorting on the sand
frisk
creatures that grunted and frisked about
gambol
children gambolling in the fields
(noun)
Definition
a high-spirited escapade
Jack would have nothing to do with such childish capers.
Synonyms
escapade
The whole ridiculous escapade was his idea.
sport
stunt
mischief
lark (informal)
The children thought it was a great lark.
prank
a stupid schoolboy prank
jest
It was a jest rather than a reproach.
dido (informal)
practical joke
high jinks
antic
jape
shenanigan (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bounce
Definition
to move or cause to move suddenly
Moira bounced into the office.
Synonyms
bound,
spring,
jump,
leap,
skip,
caper,
prance,
gambol,
jounce
in the sense of bound
Definition
to bounce
He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door.