wrapper

[rap-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that wraps.

2. a covering or cover.

3. a long, loose outer garment.

4. a loose bathrobe; negligee.

5. British.,  book jacket.

6. the tobacco leaf used for covering a cigar.

7. Armor.,  a supplementary beaver reinforcing the chin and mouth area of an armet of the 15th century.

wrapper

/ ˈræpə /

noun

1. the cover, usually of paper or cellophane, in which something is wrapped

2. a dust jacket of a book

3. the ripe firm tobacco leaf forming the outermost portion of a cigar and wound around its body

4. a loose negligee or dressing gown, esp in the 19th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrapper¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; wrap, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Instead, she sits up from her basement’s fuzzy rug and kicks her legs out from the river of ice cream sandwich wrappers.

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He shoved two of the candy bars in his back pocket, ripped the third open with his teeth, and spit a piece of the torn wrapper onto the ground as they crossed the street.

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But instead of gold, the robot is collecting cigarette butts, food wrappers and broken glass.

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Then there’s the basic issue of trash, which ranges from discarded fast food wrappers lining gutters to illegal dumping problems in Watts, Wilmington and other neighborhoods.

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Small crepes sit in the dish’s center and provide a wrapper for the ingredients.

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Related Words

• casing 
• envelope