whitecapper

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whitecapper

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From white + cap + -er, after the white hoods worn by some.

noun whitecappers

US, historical Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”). Deputy United States Marshal H. B. Holman returned here on the Kansas City Southern Railroad, to which place he was called by a message from the manager of a large fruit-growing company, asking protection from whitecappers.
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@misc{whitecapper_2026,
  title = {whitecapper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitecapper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}