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strapper

American

[strap-er] / ˈstræp ər /

noun

a person or thing that straps.
Informal. a large, robust person.

strapper British

/ ˈstræpə /

noun

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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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

Instead of being the shirtless strapper of a couple of vicious hack hunters.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

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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