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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