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TOPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does topper mean?
• TOPPER (noun)
The noun TOPPER has 6 senses:
1. a worker who makes or adds the top to something
2. a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)
3. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
4. an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before
5. a woman's short coat
6. a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
Familiarity information: TOPPER used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A worker who makes or adds the top to something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("topper" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
top (provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("topper" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
top (cut the top off)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
best; topper
Context example:
he could beat the best of them
Hypernyms ("topper" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
top (be superior or better than some standard)
top (be ahead of others; be the first)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("topper" is a kind of...):
humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
Derivation:
top (be superior or better than some standard)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A woman's short coat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("topper" is a kind of...):
coat (an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
beaver; dress hat; high hat; opera hat; silk hat; stovepipe; top hat; topper
Hypernyms ("topper" is a kind of...):
chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)
man's clothing (clothing that is designed for men to wear)
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