Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

napper

/nˈæpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: nap-per
IPA: /nˈæpɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who takes a nap.

noun

The head.

Slang

noun

A machine used to raise the nap on cloth.

Obsolete

noun

A sheepstealer.

Obsolete

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Example Sentences

"You look so dapper from your napper to your feet."
"Under fire when this magazine is emptied you shout for “ammo” but perhaps No. 2, the ammo carrier, is lying in the rear with a bullet through his napper."
"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."

Etymology

From nap + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nap

Usage

Inflected Forms

nappers (plural)

Derived Forms

catnapper dognapper

Phrases

gene-napper rain napper

Synonyms

bean beaner belfry block bonce brainbox brain bucket calabash dome head loaf lolly

Homonyms

knapper

Rhymes With

rapper wrapper snapper trapper clapper dapper tapper flapper capper sapper kapur klapper

Questions

How do you pronounce napper?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈæpɚ/.
What does napper mean?: A person who takes a nap.
Where does napper come from?: From nap + -er.

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