strapper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of strapper
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
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
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
It was talked over for many a day, and the general verdict was that the "bow-hand" was a "strapper."
From McClure's Magazine December, 1895 by Tarbell, Ida M.
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