ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Whitecap

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Whitecap is a noun meaning Any of several birds having a white patch on the head.

Meaning

Any of several birds having a white patch on the head.

More Meanings

  1. A wave having a white crest; a breaker
  2. (US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.

Word Forms

Synonyms for whitecap

Depending on context, synonyms include whitecapper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wave, whiteface, whitehead, whistler, whiterump, headcrest.

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