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crapper

adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of crap: more crap

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

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2

name

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: mildly, slang, vulgar

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A lavatory or outhouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: mildly, slang, vulgar

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A half-glass of whiskey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A rapper, or a performer of rap music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, often, slang, vulgar

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7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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8

noun

Meaning 8

a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toilet, can, commode, pot, potty, stool, throne

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plumbing fixture

Narrower terms: flushless toilet, flush toilet, lavatory, potty seat, potty chair

History

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”).

Unknown.

Blend of crap (“implying that rap music is inferior”) + rapper.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: paskahuussi — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • French: chiotte — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • French: cagoinces — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • French: là où le roi va seul — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • French: trône — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • French: petit coin — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • Hebrew: מַחֲרָאָה (maḥraá) — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • Russian: толчо́к (tolčók) — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse
  • Russian: сорти́р (sortír) — coarse slang for a device or place to defecate — see also chamber pot, toilet, lavatory, outhouse