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SLAPPER
slapper, spanker
(noun) a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand; “someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was”; “my father was the designated spanker in our family”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
slapper (plural slappers)
(countable) One who, or that which, slaps.
(countable, UK, Ireland, slang) A prostitute.
(countable, UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) A woman of loose morals.
(countable, slang, archaic) Anything monstrous; a whopper.
Anagrams
• Prealps, lappers, rappels
Source: Wiktionary
Slap"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, slaps.
2. Anything monstrous; a whopper. [Slang] Grose.
Slap"per, Slap"ping, a.
Definition: Very large; monstrous; big. [Slang.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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