- present tense form of caper (3rd person singular).
capers
Britishplural noun
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I’ll add some capers or a pickle or two, then you have a sandwich for the rest of the day or into the next morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Directions Roughly chop or lightly crush some of the capers with the side of a fork, leaving plenty whole for texture.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Or maybe just revelling in the Canadian capers.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
You can’t help but laugh at de capers they cuts.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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