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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crapper

/ˈkɹæ.pɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
crap-per
IPA
/ˈkɹæ.pɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.

Slang

noun

A lavatory or outhouse.

Slang

adj

comparative form of crap: more crap

noun

A half-glass of whiskey.

noun

A rapper, or a performer of rap music.

Derogatory; Slang

name

An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Cropper (“a cropper”).

noun

Alternative form of crapper: a toilet from the firm of Thomas Crapper.

Example Sentences

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”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

crappers (plural)

Derived Forms

crapper

Synonyms

shitter toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom can commode pot potty stool throne

Rhymes With

rapper wrapper snapper trapper clapper dapper flapper capper sapper slapper scrapper zapper

Questions

How do you pronounce crapper?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/.
What does crapper mean?
A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
Where does crapper come from?
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”).

How to pronounce crapper

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