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capper

The English word “capper” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
  2. A person that makes or sells caps.
  3. A finale; something that is conclusively better, or "caps it all off".
  4. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.
  5. A person who records a television broadcast or video stream to their computer.
  6. A person who caps i.e. is inclined to untruth, a fibber.

Etymology

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

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