wrapper
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wrapper
- /ˈɹæpɚ/
Sounds like rapper · Rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English wrappere, equivalent to wrap + -er.
noun wrappers
- Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping. Messy trains are horrible, but you can sort of understand passengers leaving their sandwich wrappers and paper cups if there is nowhere to dispose of them.
- An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown. Please to examine, at your leisure, the inner linings of the cuff of his left sleeve, and the several little packages which may be found in the somewhat capacious pockets of his embroidered morning wrapper.
- One who, or that which, wraps. He proved to be a remarkably efficient wrapper of parcels.
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A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
We need a Perl wrapper for this C++ library.
Similar: adapter
- A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.
Similar: wrapper class, primitive wrapper class
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wrap, wrapping, dust cover, negligee, housecoat, peignoir, dust jacket, book jacket, dust wrapper, neglige, cover, tier, casing, bagging, sheathing, pack
noun
Similar: wrapper class, primitive wrapper class
Translations
Every language
noun something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection
| Español | envoltura, envoltorio, convoluto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포장지 pojangji |
| 日本語 | 包装紙 hōsōshi, 上包み uwadzutsumi |
| 中文 | 包裝紙 /包装纸 bāozhuāngzhǐ |
| Português | embalagem |
| Français | enveloppe, emballage |
| Deutsch | Verpackung, Umschlag |
| Русский | обёртка objórtka, упако́вка upakóvka, суперобло́жка superoblóžka, фа́нтик fántik, чехо́л čexól |
| العربية | غِلَاف ḡilāf |
noun a negligée or loose dressing gown
| Español | bata |
|---|---|
| Русский | наки́дка nakídka, хала́т xalát, пеньюа́р penʹjuár, ночну́шка nočnúška |
noun a person who wraps parcels etc
| Français | emballeur, emballeuse |
|---|---|
| Русский | упако́вщик upakóvščik, упако́вщица upakóvščica |
noun (computing) A construct that serves to mediate access to another object
| Français | classe wrapper |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Wrapper-Klasse |
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title = {wrapper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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