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Definition of Topper
1. Noun. A worker who makes or adds the top to something.
2. Noun. A worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.).
3. Noun. The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others. "He could beat the best of them"
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Top, Top
4. Noun. An exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before.
5. Noun. A woman's short coat.
6. Noun. A man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur.
Generic synonyms: Chapeau, Hat, Lid, Man's Clothing
Definition of Topper
1. n. One that tops, in any sense of the verb;
Definition of Topper
1. Noun. Something that is on top. ¹
2. Noun. A top hat. ¹
3. Noun. Something for removing the top of something. ¹
4. Noun. Something that exceeds those previous in a series, as a joke or prank. ¹
5. Noun. A single-handed dinghy, 11 foot (3.6 metres) in length, with only one sail. ¹
6. Noun. Head, chief. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Topper
1. one that tops [n -S] - See also: tops
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Literary usage of Topper
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1. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1907)
"She testified that it was true that she was trying to get topper to have a ...
Her son, Ernest Stringer, killed Mr. topper. She was asked if he did not kill ..."
2. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"... by the help of a dozen men chastize one poor topper or fainter; where 1 have
seen you most magnanimously assist at the pumping of a bawd, or the washing ..."
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