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- [stop-er]
- /ˈstɒp ər/
- /ˈstɒp.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stop-er]
- /ˈstɒp ər/
Definitions of stopper word
- noun stopper a person or thing that stops. 1
- noun stopper a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like. 1
- noun stopper Informal. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a flamboyant person. 1
- noun stopper Cards. a card in a suit that prevents the successive taking of all tricks in the suit by the opponents. 1
- noun stopper Baseball Slang. a formidably and consistently effective pitcher counted on to win, as a team's best starting pitcher or a superior reliever often called on to preserve a victory; pitching ace. 1
- verb with object stopper to close, secure, or fit with a stopper. 1
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Origin of stopper
First appearance:
before 1470 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1470-80; stop + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stopper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stopper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stopper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stopper
noun stopper
- amazement — Amazement is the feeling you have when something surprises you very much.
- bobber — a small float, traditionally made of cork, used in angling
- bullpen — In baseball, a bullpen is an area alongside the playing field, where pitchers can practice or warm up.
- bung — A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
verb stopper
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- bunged — a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- caulk — If you caulk something such as a boat, you fill small cracks in its surface in order to prevent it from leaking.
- caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
Top questions with stopper
- how to remove drain stopper?
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