crapper

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkɹæ.pɚ/ (US)

Definition of crapper

7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (mildly, slang, vulgar)A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
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noun

  1. (mildly, slang, vulgar)A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
  2. (mildly, slang, vulgar)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.”
  3. A half-glass of whiskey.
  4. (derogatory, often, slang, vulgar)A rapper, or a performer of rap music.
  5. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of crapper: a toilet from the firm of Thomas Crapper.

adj

  1. (comparative, form-of)comparative form of crap: more crap

name

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Cropper (“a cropper”).

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Etymology

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”).

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