different between napper vs knapper

English

Etymology

nap +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

napper (plural nappers)

1. a person who takes a nap
2. (obsolete) a sheep stealer
3. (slang) the head
   • 2011, Jeremy Roberts, Let's Not And Say We Did (page 96)

     As he walked back to his flat after meekly apologising, he wondered why a severe pain in his napper could affect the lead in his pencil.

   • 1911, Charles Collins, Fred E. Terry and E.A. Sheppard, "Any Old Iron", British Music Hall song

     You look so dapper from your napper to your feet.

4. (obsolete) a machine used to raise the nap on cloth

Synonyms

• (sheep thief): sheepstealer

Hypernyms

• (sheep thief): see Thesaurus:rustler

Anagrams

• papern, rappen

French

Etymology

nappe +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.pe/

Verb

napper

1. (cooking) to cover (to cover something with sauce)

Conjugation

Further reading

• “napper” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

napper

1. present of nappe

English

Etymology

knap +? -er

Noun

knapper (plural knappers)

1. One who knaps.

Translations

Danish

Noun

knapper c

1. indefinite plural of knap

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?r

Adjective

knapper

1. Comparative form of knap

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

knapper

1. comparative degree of knapp

Adjective

knapper

1. inflection of knapp:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

knapper m

1. indefinite plural of knapp