Caper vs Capper - What's the difference?
caper | capper |
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime.
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa ), which is pickled and eaten.
A plant of the genus Capparis .
One that caps.
A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
A person that makes or sells caps.
A finale.
* {{quote-news, 2009, February 1, Joe Queenan, Super Bowl Suits, New York Times
, passage=The real capper is when St. John starts fawning over Hugh Hefner , host of the finest Super Bowl party known to man, musing: “The question isn’t whether Hef is the hippest octogenarian on the planet. }}
(US, slang, dated) A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.
As nouns the difference between caper and capper
is that caper is a frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank while capper is one that caps.As a verb caper
is to leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.caper
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(wikipedia caper)Etymology 1
Shortening of capriole.Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* cut a caperVerb
(en verb)Etymology 2
From (etyl) kaper.Etymology 3
From (etyl) capparis.Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* caper bush, caper tree, caperberryDerived terms
* caperberryEtymology 4
Shortening of capercaillie.Anagrams
* * * ----capper
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Noun
(en noun)citation