popper

[ pop-er ]

/ ˈpɒp ər /

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noun

a person or thing that pops.

a utensil, as a covered pan, used for popping corn.

Angling. chugger.

a vial of amyl or butyl nitrite abused as a vasodilator for the effect of exhilaration.

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Origin of popper

1740–50; pop¹ + -er¹; compare Middle English poppere a small dagger

Words nearby popper

Popov, popover, poppa, poppadom, Poppaea Sabina, popper, poppet, poppethead, poppied, popping crease, poppit

Other definitions for popper (2 of 2)

Popper

[ pop-er ]

/ ˈpɒp ər /

noun

Sir Karl (Rai·mund)

[rey-muhnd], /ˈreɪ mənd/, 1902–1994, British philosopher, born in Austria.

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How to use popper in a sentence

Cannabis use is also more likely to cause problems with certain groups of people, like those who are pregnant or breastfeeding, who have significant psychiatric disorders or who have a history of substance abuse, Poppers says.
Can Cannabis Help Your Gut?|Stacey Colino|September 23, 2021|Time
Popper and Queen did not respond to a request for comment on this story.
How Infighting Killed the NY Times’ Chance at a GameStop Movie Deal|Lachlan Cartwright, Maxwell Tani|June 17, 2021|The Daily Beast
When Popper told the paper about the agreement with Paramount, assistant managing editor Sam Dolnick, who oversees the Times’ film and audio departments, “freaked out,” according to three people familiar with the situation.
How Infighting Killed the NY Times’ Chance at a GameStop Movie Deal|Lachlan Cartwright, Maxwell Tani|June 17, 2021|The Daily Beast
The paper approached Paramount to lock in their own deal that would have leaned on the GameStop reporting printed in the Times rather than rely on the material reported independently in Popper’s book.
How Infighting Killed the NY Times’ Chance at a GameStop Movie Deal|Lachlan Cartwright, Maxwell Tani|June 17, 2021|The Daily Beast

We want to echo Popper and stress that bold conjectures are needed, too.
How to Make Sense of Contradictory Science Papers - Issue 100: Outsiders|Haixin Dang & Liam Kofi Bright|June 2, 2021|Nautilus
In the 20th century, the foremost advocate of black swan logic was Sir Karl Popper, the British philosopher of science.
JFK’s Weak Body And Strong Spirit|James Blight, Janet Lang|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ben Popper is a reporter born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Does Twitter Prevent Suicide?|Benjamin Popper|November 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He was one of those who thoroughly enjoy being a "popper-in" at the boxes of friends where beauty sits triumphant.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
But as they were studying over ways and means, Myrtle Popper came in with fresh information by way of Sassafras.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
They would go rattling and rolling around on the ground everywhere, like pop-corn in a popper.
Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895|Various
"I am going to try some of my pop-corn," he said suddenly, and started for the popper.
A Little Garden Calendar for Boys and Girls|Albert Bigelow Paine
"An' pills like popper used to take," he continued when he had lowered the level of the water in his flask.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up|Clarence Edward Mulford

British Dictionary definitions for popper (1 of 2)

popper

/ (ˈpɒpə) /

noun

a person or thing that pops

British an informal name for press stud

mainly US and Canadian a container for cooking popcorn in

slang an amyl nitrite capsule, which is crushed and its contents inhaled by drug users as a stimulant

British Dictionary definitions for popper (2 of 2)

Popper

/ (ˈpɒpə) /

noun

Sir Karl. 1902–94, British philosopher, born in Vienna. In The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934), he proposes that knowledge cannot be absolutely confirmed, but rather that science progresses by the experimental refutation of the current theory and its consequent replacement by a new theory, equally provisional but covering more of the known data. The Open Society and its Enemies (1945) is a critique of dogmatic political philosophies, such as Marxism. Other works are The Poverty of Historicism (1957), Conjectures and Refutations (1963), and Objective Knowledge (1972)

Derived forms of Popper

Popperian (pɒˈpɪərɪən), noun, adjective

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