Wrapper Meaning
/ˈɹæpɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomething that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
nounAn outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
Sentence Examples
He took full advantage of the wrapper.
She opened the condom wrapper.
I dropped the gum wrapper on the sidewalk.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The candy ____ had a bright shiny red cover with gold stripes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I noticed a candy ____ lying on the floor in the living room earlier this very bright morning today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English wrappere, equivalent to wrap + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Messy trains are horrible, but you can sort of understand passengers leaving their sandwich wrappers and paper cups if there is nowhere to dispose of them."
— 2023 April 5, Pip Dunn, “'196s' giving commuters a smoother ride”, in RAIL, number 980, page 55:
"Please to examine, at your leisure, the inner linings of the cuff of his left sleeve, and the several little packages which may be found in the somewhat capacious pockets of his embroidered morning wrapper."
— 1839, Edgar Allan Poe, William Wilson:
"It was eight o'clock to-morrow evening when I buckled up my travelling writing-desk in its leather case, paid my Bill, and got on my warm coats and wrappers."
— 1855, Charles Dickens, “The Holly-tree. Third Branch—The Bill”, in Christmas Stories […] (The Works of Charles Dickens; XV), de luxe edition, London: Chapman and Hall, published 1881, →OCLC, page 63:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The candy ____ had a bright shiny red cover with gold stripes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I noticed a candy ____ lying on the floor in the living room earlier this very bright morning today.