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napper

1

[ nap-er ]

noun

  1. a textile worker who naps nap cloth.
  2. a machine for putting a nap on cloth.


napper

2

[ nap-er ]

noun

  1. a person who naps nap or dozes.

napper

1

/ ˈ²Ôæ±èÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person or thing that raises the nap on cloth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

napper

2

/ ˈ²Ôæ±èÉ™ /

noun

  1. a slang or dialect word for head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of napper1

First recorded in 1760–70; nap 2 + -er 1

Origin of napper2

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; nap 1, -er 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of napper1

C18: from nap 1
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Example Sentences

"My neurologist said you need to think when you wake up that you have an allocation of energy tokens and be careful how you use them. I'm an expert napper. If I'm doing something in the evening, I lay off in the day to balance the fatigue. It's manageable."

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MCs have moved on from music, including Napper who is a boxing promoter and manages Chris Eubank Jr, but everyone will be on stage on 1 December alongside special guests, including Roll Deep.

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To be completely honest, I am a napper on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday too.

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The screenplay hits the big moments and skims the details, but it also leaves room for director Thomas Napper to lean into flashes of lyrical dreaminess.

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There is a certain sensuality to Napper’s direction of “Widow Clicquot,†lensed by Caroline Champetier, that’s evocative of Wright’s aesthetic: an earthy, wholesome beauty familiar to fans of 2005’s “Pride & Prejudice†that’s tied to the land and its seasons.

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