noun
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an informal name for top hat
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a person or thing that tops
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informal a remark that caps the one before
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Origin of topper
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MacRae is survived by five stepchildren — Terry Halsey, Peter Halsey, Hugh Halsey, Cate Halsey and Alex Halsey Topper — and many nieces and nephews.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
Also, Lewis Topper, who runs a network of fast-food restaurant franchises, donated more than $17,000 total to Finchem, Karamo and Marchant, according to the report.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022
We just put more on,” Topper tells me.
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022
“It wasn’t the masks at all,” Topper said Wednesday.
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2021
I pulled off my coat, or rather Job's, starting a seam as I did so, and then, the other two men standing between us and the door, Topper and I began our bout.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert
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