wrapper

[rap-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that wraps.

2. a covering or cover.

3. a long, loose outer garment.

4. a loose bathrobe; negligee.

5. British.,  book jacket.

6. the tobacco leaf used for covering a cigar.

7. Armor.,  a supplementary beaver reinforcing the chin and mouth area of an armet of the 15th century.

wrapper

/ ˈræpə /

noun

1. the cover, usually of paper or cellophane, in which something is wrapped

2. a dust jacket of a book

3. the ripe firm tobacco leaf forming the outermost portion of a cigar and wound around its body

4. a loose negligee or dressing gown, esp in the 19th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrapper¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; wrap, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Tags, receipts, ticket stubs, candy wrappers, even junk mail — they’re all gold for a junk journal.

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It’s a strange and silent place, in which all the beds are neatly made, the floors around them no longer mulched with clothing, charge cords and snack wrappers.

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Every sign, every tray, every shiny wrapper nudges students toward quick, packaged options.

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In an opening flashback, we learn that a technician concocting a freakish T. rex littered a Snickers wrapper, causing a chain reaction that within two minutes resulted in the snacker becoming a snack.

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On average, bags made up 4.5% of items collected in cleanups, and were the fifth most common item found after cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic bottle caps and plastic drinks bottles.

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Related Words

• casing 
• envelope