crapper

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/

The English word “crapper” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
A lavatory or outhouse.
A half-glass of whiskey.
A rapper, or a performer of rap music.

Etymology

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”).

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