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Definition of Crapper
1. Noun. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination.
Group relationships: Bath, Bathroom, Bathroom, Can, John, Lav, Lavatory, Privy, Toilet
Specialized synonyms: Flushless Toilet, Flush Toilet, Lavatory, Potty Chair, Potty Seat
Generic synonyms: Plumbing Fixture
Terms within: Toilet Bowl, Toilet Seat
Derivative terms: Crap, Stool
Definition of Crapper
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English occupational from=Middle English dot=), variant of Cropper ( "a cropper"). ¹
2. Proper noun. Thomas Crapper, English plumber who developed and popularised the water closet. ¹
3. Noun. (dated) A water closet containing a flushable toilet, especially a toilet fixture identified "T. Crapper", a well known Victorian-era English engineer and plumbing installer, Thomas Crapper. ¹
4. Noun. (slang) A flush toilet, a commode. ¹
5. Noun. A privy, an outhouse. ¹
6. Adjective. (comparative of crap) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crapper
1. a toilet [n -S]
Literary usage of Crapper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oxford Election Commission: Report of the Royal Commissioners Appointed to by Great Britain (1881)
"(Laughter.) Ha would not have gone to the Liberals at, 7s. 6d. a day. Edward crapper,
St. Thomas's, said he was employed by Turner, and had 50s. ..."
2. Oxford Election Commission: Report of the Royal Commissioners Appointed to by Great Britain (1881)
"(Laughter.) Ha would not have gone to the Liberals at, 7s. 6d. a day. Edward crapper,
St. Thomas's, said he was employed by Turner, and had 50s. ..."
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