Napper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Napper is a noun meaning A person who takes a nap.
Meaning
A person who takes a nap.
More Meanings
- (slang) The head.
- (obsolete) A machine used to raise the nap on cloth.
- (obsolete) A sheepstealer.
Example Sentences
You look so dapper from your napper to your feet.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- nappers
Synonyms for napper
Depending on context, synonyms include bean, beaner, belfry, block, bonce, brainbox.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include catnapper, slumberer, sleeper, absorber, napalmer, snatcher.
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