napper

¹

[ nap-er ]

noun

1. a textile worker who naps nap cloth.
2. a machine for putting a nap on cloth.

napper

²

[ nap-er ]

noun

1. a person who naps nap or dozes.

napper

¹

/ ˈnæpə /

noun

1. a person or thing that raises the nap on cloth

napper

²

/ ˈnæpə /

noun

1. See head
   a slang or dialect word for head

Word History and Origins

Origin of napper¹

First recorded in 1760–70; nap ² + -er ¹

Origin of napper²

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; nap ¹, -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of napper¹

C18: from nap ¹

Example Sentences

The research also showed that daytime naps improved productivity, executive function, and psychological well-being, though total income didn’t increase because nappers spent less time actually working.

From MIT Technology Review

But, there are some people who are just not good nappers, or some people just don’t want a nap on any given day.

From Freakonomics

If you compare nappers to people who just take a break, naps look great.

From Freakonomics

Mednick has found that nappers perform as well on a pattern-recognition task as people who have slept overnight.

From Washington Post

If you’re a napper, catch that wave … It can be restorative.

From Popular-Science

Napper did another take of the portrait which the authorities accepted.

From The Daily Beast

The picture was painted by John Napper who famously said it was, "a beautiful painting of a queen, but not this Queen".

From The Daily Beast

He could well understand the stories they told of Napper Tandy, and the great rebel in the gardens of Versailles.

From Project Gutenberg

"Got a bit of a crack, and it put me off my napper for a spell," he said.

From Project Gutenberg

A club was then formed in Dublin, of which Napper Tandy became a leading member.

From Project Gutenberg

Napper, and indeed his friend Grattan, have totally lost their influence in the Corporation.

From Project Gutenberg

This was a stratagem for which Bill Napper was not prepared.

From Project Gutenberg