capper
9.9
A person who made or sold hats long ago
- noun
- /ˈkæpər/
- Archaic
:
sombrerero
- She visited the local capper to buy a new cap for the winter festival.
Examples
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The village capper crafted beautiful woolen hats for the townspeople.
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In the old days, a skilled capper was respected for his fine work.
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The capper sold beautiful hats at the market.
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My grandfather was a skilled capper in his youth.
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The village capper crafted beautiful woolen hats for the townspeople.
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In the old days, a skilled capper was respected for his fine work.
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My grandfather was a skilled capper in his youth.
Synonyms
hatter
vscapper
14
5.6
A person who makes and sells hats
is mainly an older historical term for this trade
milliner
vscapper
2
8.4
A person who makes or sells hats for women
is broader meaning makers or sellers of headwear generally
hatmaker
vscapper
1
4.2
A person who makes and sells hats
is used especially in older or archaic language
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Capper is formed from cap ('a small hat') and the ending -er ('one who makes or sells'), so it originally named someone who made or sold caps. That's why in older uses a capper is a hat maker or seller.