# wrapper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹæpɚ/ · frequency rank #23,729

## Definitions
1. Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
2. An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
3. One who, or that which, wraps.
4. A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
5. A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.

## Etymology
From Middle English wrappere, equivalent to wrap + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **wrapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wrapped-vs-wrapper)
- **whopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whopper-vs-wrapper)
- **rapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapper-vs-wrapper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rwapper`, `warpper`, `wrapepr`, `wraper`, `wrapperr`, `wrappre`, `wrpaper`, `wrrapper`, `wwrapper`

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