"napper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-napper.ogg Forms: nappers [plural]
Etymology: From nap + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nap|er|id2=agent noun}} nap + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} napper (plural nappers)
  1. A person who takes a nap. Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-napper-en-noun-4MEstZx9 Disambiguation of Sleep: 76 0 0 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 10 3 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 67 2 7 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 67 2 6 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 1 4 28
  2. (slang) The head. Tags: slang Synonyms: head
    Sense id: en-napper-en-noun-Y~HP1lFs
  3. (obsolete) A machine used to raise the nap on cloth. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-napper-en-noun-fJ9fiH59
  4. (obsolete) A sheepstealer. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-napper-en-noun-zvcE8k2Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: catnapper, dognapper, gene-napper, rain napper

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "catnapper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dognapper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gene-napper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rain napper"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From nap + -er.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "59 10 3 28",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "A person who takes a nap."
      ],
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          "nap",
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        ]
      ]
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        {
          "ref": "1911, Charles Collins, Fred E. Terry, E.A. Sheppard (lyrics and music), “Any Old Iron”:",
          "text": "You look so dapper from your napper to your feet.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1917, Arthur Guy Empey, “Lewis Gun”, in Over the Top, G. P. Putnam's, page 297:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Jeremy Roberts, Let's Not And Say We Did, page 96:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "The head."
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        "(slang) The head."
      ],
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        }
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        "A machine used to raise the nap on cloth."
      ],
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        ],
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          "cloth"
        ]
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        "(obsolete) A machine used to raise the nap on cloth."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A sheepstealer."
      ],
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          "sheepstealer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A sheepstealer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "catnapper"
    },
    {
      "word": "dognapper"
    },
    {
      "word": "gene-napper"
    },
    {
      "word": "rain napper"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "A person who takes a nap."
      ],
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        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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          "text": "You look so dapper from your napper to your feet.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1917, Arthur Guy Empey, “Lewis Gun”, in Over the Top, G. P. Putnam's, page 297:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Jeremy Roberts, Let's Not And Say We Did, page 96:",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
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        "The head."
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        "(slang) The head."
      ],
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          "word": "head"
        }
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A machine used to raise the nap on cloth."
      ],
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          "machine",
          "machine"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete) A machine used to raise the nap on cloth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sheepstealer."
      ],
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          "sheepstealer"
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      ],
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        "(obsolete) A sheepstealer."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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