napper

[ nap-er ]

/ ˈnæp ər /

noun

a textile worker who naps cloth.

a machine for putting a nap on cloth.

Origin of napper

First recorded in 1760–70; nap² + -er¹

Words nearby napper

Napoleon II, Napoleon III, Napoli, nappa, nappe, napper, napping, nappy, nappy rash, naprapathy, Naprosyn

Definition for napper (2 of 2)

napper²

[ nap-er ]

/ ˈnæp ər /

noun

a person who naps or dozes.

Origin of napper

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at nap¹, -er¹

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Example sentences from the Web for napper

Napper did another take of the portrait which the authorities accepted.
Another Odd Royal Portrait Surfaces||January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A bloke goes by every little w'ile an' fergets to duck 'is napper.
Kitchener's Mob|James Norman Hall
Sure it isn't Napper Tandy, nor a set of young lawyers, like Tone and the rest of them, we wanted.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.|Various
On changing my position I got a bullet right in the 'napper.'
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke

Pats you on the napper, she does, and out with 'arf a dollar!
Harding's luck|E. [Edith] Nesbit
It was his practice to take off the wires whatever dispatches there might be passing between Napper Tandy and the railroad people.
A Captain in the Ranks|George Cary Eggleston

British Dictionary definitions for napper (1 of 2)

napper¹

/ (ˈnæpə) /

noun

a person or thing that raises the nap on cloth

British Dictionary definitions for napper (2 of 2)

napper²

/ (ˈnæpə) /

noun

British a slang or dialect word for head (def. 1)

Word Origin for napper

C18: from nap 1

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单词	napper
释义	napper ¹ [ nap-er ] / ˈnæp ər / noun a textile worker who naps cloth. a machine for putting a nap on cloth. Origin of napper ¹ First recorded in 1760–70; nap² + -er¹ Words nearby napper Napoleon II, Napoleon III, Napoli, nappa, nappe, napper, napping, nappy, nappy rash, naprapathy, Naprosyn Definition for napper (2 of 2) napper² [ nap-er ] / ˈnæp ər / noun a person who naps or dozes. Origin of napper ² Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at nap¹, -er¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for napper Napper did another take of the portrait which the authorities accepted. Another Odd Royal Portrait Surfaces\|\|January 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A bloke goes by every little w'ile an' fergets to duck 'is napper. Kitchener's Mob\|James Norman Hall Sure it isn't Napper Tandy, nor a set of young lawyers, like Tone and the rest of them, we wanted. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.\|Various On changing my position I got a bullet right in the 'napper.' South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)\|Louis Creswicke Pats you on the napper, she does, and out with 'arf a dollar! Harding's luck\|E. [Edith] Nesbit It was his practice to take off the wires whatever dispatches there might be passing between Napper Tandy and the railroad people. A Captain in the Ranks\|George Cary Eggleston British Dictionary definitions for napper (1 of 2) napper¹ / (ˈnæpə) / noun a person or thing that raises the nap on cloth British Dictionary definitions for napper (2 of 2) napper² / (ˈnæpə) / noun British a slang or dialect word for head (def. 1) Word Origin for napper C18: from nap 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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