different between crapper vs capper

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?æ.p?/
• Rhymes: -æp?(?)

Etymology 1

From crap +? -er, although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War. The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).

Noun

crapper (plural crappers)

1. (vulgar slang) A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
2. (vulgar slang) A lavatory or outhouse.

Synonyms

• shitter; see also Thesaurus:chamber pot, Thesaurus:toilet, and Thesaurus:bathroom

Translations

Adjective

crapper

1. comparative form of crap: more crap

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin.

Noun

crapper (plural crappers)

1. A half-glass of whiskey.

References

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English capper; equivalent to cap +? -er.

Noun

capper (plural cappers)

1. One who caps.
2. A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
3. A person that makes or sells caps.
4. A finale.
5. (US, slang, dated) A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.

Translations

See also

• milliner

Etymology 2

Abbreviated form of capture +? -er.

Noun

capper (plural cappers)

1. (Internet slang) A person who records a television broadcast to their computer.

Anagrams

• precap

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cappere, capyare, kapiare, capere, capier

Etymology

From cappe +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kap?r(?)/

Noun

capper (plural cappers)

1. capper (maker of caps or other headgear)

Descendants

• English: capper

References

• “capper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.