strapper

American  

[strap-er] / ˈstræp ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that straps.

2. Informal. a large, robust person.

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strapper British  

/ ˈstræpə /

noun

1. informal a strapping person

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Etymology

Origin of strapper

First recorded in 1665–75; strap + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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strapper

Tony Fear began working as a "strapper", or a new conductor, at the start of 1961 aged 18.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2013

He grew up a violent, strongwilled, liberty-loving strapper.

From Time Magazine Archive

Von Elm beat Watts Gunn, 8 and 7, and rollicked to a victory over a Chicago strapper named George Dawson.

From Time Magazine Archive

A habit of obedience to Mrs. Gilson was the one habit of the inn, the one common ground on which all, from Tom Gilson to the smallest strapper in the stable, came together.

From Starvecrow Farm by Stanley J. Weyman

The usual question was put to the first girl, a strapper, who usually assisted her father, who was a publican, in waiting upon customers.

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