# lapper

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
2. Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.
3. A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.
4. One who wraps or folds.
5. A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine.
6. A headsail that overlaps the mast.

## Etymology
From lap + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lapper