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napper¹

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From nap + -er.

noun nappers

  1. A person who takes a nap.
  2. slang The head. You look so dapper from your napper to your feet.

    Similar: bean, beaner, belfry, block, bonce, brainbox, brain bucket, calabash, dome, head, loaf, lolly

  3. obsolete A machine used to raise the nap on cloth.
  4. obsolete A sheepstealer.

Napper²

proper noun Nappers

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

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"napper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/napper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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napper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/napper

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"napper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/napper.

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@misc{napper_2026,
  title = {napper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/napper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}