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crapper

noun
/ˈkɹæ.pɚ/US

Etymology

From crap + -er, although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War. The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).

  1. derived from krappen
  2. derived from crappe
  3. derived from crape
  4. inherited from crappe
  5. formed as crapper — “crap + -er”

Definitions

  1. A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.

  2. A lavatory or outhouse.

    • I purchased your magazine for the first and last time. What the hell is it? (..) It wasn't even good reading material for the crapper.

  3. comparative form of crap

    comparative form of crap: more crap

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A half-glass of whiskey.

    2. A rapper, or a performer of rap music.

    3. An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Cropper (“a cropper”).

    4. Alternative form of crapper

      Alternative form of crapper: a toilet from the firm of Thomas Crapper.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA