different between crapper vs trapper

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

Etymology

trap +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?æp?/
• Rhymes: -æp?(r)

Noun

trapper (plural trappers)

1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs.
2. (mining) A child who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level.
3. An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.
4. (slang) A drug dealer.
5. (slang) A performer of trap music.

Translations

Danish

Noun

trapper c

1. indefinite plural of trappe

Dutch

Etymology

From trappen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?r

Noun

trapper m (plural trappers, diminutive trappertje n)

1. bicycle pedal

   Synonym: pedaal

French

Etymology

trappe +? -er

Verb

trapper

1. To trap (hunt using traps)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• trappage

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

trapper m or f

1. indefinite plural of trapp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trapper f

1. indefinite plural of trapp