Popper vs Lopper - What's the difference?
popper | lopper |
One who pops.
(label) A dagger.
* 14thC , '', 2003, Walter W. Skeat (editor) ''Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer , Part 2,
A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
(label) A capsule of amyl nitrite for recreational use as a sexual stimulant.
(label) A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing.
A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
A stuffed and usually breaded .
(label) A juice box.
* {{quote-newsgroup
, title=Advice on Skiing Europe
, group=aus.snow
, author=Richard Harrowell
, date=September 5
, year=1997
, passage=Again buy your own food - for lunch you get some tomato, some Jambon Fume (proscuitto) and a baguette along with some poppers and your(sic) have a feast.
As nouns the difference between popper and lopper
is that popper is one who pops while lopper is a person who lops.As a proper noun Popper
is {{surname|from=German}.As a verb lopper is
to turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.popper
English
Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)page 468,
- A joly popper baar he in his pouche ; / Ther was no man for peril dorste him touche.
Synonyms
* (twisted string tied to the end of a whip) cracker * (one of a pair of interlocking discs used instead of buttons) snap, snap fastener, press studDerived terms
* air popper * cherry-popper * party popper * pill popperEtymology 2
From , a brand name owned by Queensland United Foods; from 1978.Noun
(en noun)citationEnglish agent nouns