capper
noun
capper is spelled C-A-P-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capper means “A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capper is cappers.
How many letters and syllables are in capper?
| Letters | 6: C-A-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is capper?
Capper appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce capper?
- Australia
Capper has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-capper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of capper
- cappers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
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
USdatedslangA by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.
- 5
A person who records a television broadcast or video stream to their computer.
- 6
slangA person who caps i.e. is inclined to untruth, a fibber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Capper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A person that makes or sells caps:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hutmacher |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does capper come from?
From Middle English capper; equivalent to cap + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).