gift wrapper
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- noun
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papel de regalo
Examples
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They had a sign up looking for a gift wrapper.
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As a matter of fact, I won the prize for most fun gift wrapper for 183 years in a row.
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She carefully selected a colorful gift wrapper to make her present more special.
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Every Christmas, my mother insists on using a beautiful gift wrapper for each present.
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The store has a wide variety of gift wrappers for any occasion, from birthdays to holidays.
Synonyms
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A covering made of paper or plastic that protects things
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Material used to cover and protect something, like a bandage or gift paper
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Pretty paper used to cover gifts before giving them
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Paper or material used to cover a present when you give it
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Decorated paper used to wrap presents for special occasions
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'gift' (a present) combined with 'wrapper' (something that encloses or covers) yields 'material used to wrap a present.' This straightforward noun+noun construction is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Gift wrapper comes from the simple act of wrapping a 'present': people put decorative paper around a gift, and that paper became the wrapper. So gift wrapper now means the decorative paper used to 'cover' a 'present'.