Crapper
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crapper¹
- /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From crap + -er, although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War. The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).
noun crappers
- A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
- A lavatory or outhouse. I purchased your magazine for the first and last time. What the hell is it? (..) It wasn't even good reading material for the crapper.
Similar: shitter, toilet, and Thesaurus:bathroom
adjective
- comparative form of crap: more crap
crapper²
- /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Unknown.
noun crappers
- A half-glass of whiskey.
crapper³
- /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Blend of crap (“implying that rap music is inferior”) + rapper.
noun crappers
- A rapper, or a performer of rap music.
Crapper⁴
proper noun
- An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Cropper (“a cropper”).
noun Crappers
- Alternative form of crapper: a toilet from the firm of Thomas Crapper.crapper
