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

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

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2013

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. by Various

Jemmie Ferguson the old strapper, whose occupation like that of Othello's was all gone, saw it start with a heavy heart, and crowds turned out to bid it good-bye.

From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert