stopper

[ stop-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that stops.

  2. a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like.

  1. Informal. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a flamboyant person.

  2. Cards. a card in a suit that prevents the successive taking of all tricks in the suit by the opponents.

  3. 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.

verb (used with object)
  1. to close, secure, or fit with a stopper.

Origin of stopper

1
First recorded in 1470–80; stop + -er1

Other words from stopper

  • stop·per·less, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stopper

stopper

/ (ˈstɒpə) /


noun
  1. Also: stopple (ˈstɒpəl) a plug or bung for closing a bottle, pipe, duct, etc

  2. a person or thing that stops or puts an end to something

  1. bridge another name for stop (def. 39)

verb
  1. Also: stopple (tr) to close or fit with a stopper

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