Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitecapper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: white-cap-per
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”).

American usage

Example Sentences

"Deputy United States Marshal H. B. Holman returned here on the Kansas City Southern Railroad, to which place he was called by a message from the manager of a large fruit-growing company, asking protection from whitecappers."
"To the gratification of many local whites, an all-white jury acquitted Brown of the charge of murder and ruled that the shooting of the whitecapper had been a justifiable homicide."

Etymology

From white + cap + -er, after the white hoods worn by some.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

whitecappers (plural)

Synonyms

whitecap

Questions

What does whitecapper mean?: Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”).
Where does whitecapper come from?: From white + cap + -er, after the white hoods worn by some.

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