noun
Meaning 1
A large, strong, robust person (usually a man).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
strapper
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rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
A person who works with straps, as on leather goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
One who straps horses; now, specifically, someone employed to attend and groom racehorses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A cow which yields a small amount of milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: duffer
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A wire that joins two light switches so that a light can be turned off or on from either switch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Meaning 6
a large and strong and heavyset man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was a bull of a man
- a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bull, bruiser, Samson
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: man, adult male
History
Etymology
From strap + -er, principally strap + -er (agent noun suffix). The sense referring to a poorly producing milk cow (from strap + -er) came from a dialectal sense of the verb strap as a troponym of milk: not even the most skilful milking action could coax enough milk from the udder.