wrapper

[ rap-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that wraps.
2. a covering or cover.
3. a long, loose outer garment.
4. a loose bathrobe; negligee.
5. British. book jacket.
6. the tobacco leaf used for covering a cigar.
7. Armor. a supplementary beaver reinforcing the chin and mouth area of an armet of the 15th century.

wrapper

/ ˈræpə /

noun

1. the cover, usually of paper or cellophane, in which something is wrapped
2. a dust jacket of a book
3. the ripe firm tobacco leaf forming the outermost portion of a cigar and wound around its body
4. a loose negligee or dressing gown, esp in the 19th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrapper¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; wrap, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Bitcoin ETF approval has certainly been a big boost in confidence, with 21% of non-owners saying they’re more likely to invest in cryptocurrency now given the exchange-traded fund wrapper.

From Salon

As Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei bluntly stated at Axios, "Vance can put an intellectual wrapper around Trump's red meat."

From Salon

“When I’m at a restaurant, I will fold up the chopstick wrapper and build a little fort with the plates and chopsticks and, like, make stuff in my hands,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

When a culinary moment doesn’t work — John Kerry ordering a cheesesteak in Philadelphia with Swiss cheese instead of Cheez Whiz, or Gerald Ford attempting to eat a tamale without removing its corn husk wrapper — a politician can seem elitist or even, yes, chowderheaded.

From Los Angeles Times

“And for the rest, she’d just open the wrapper and offer the chocolate to us. At first we loved it. I mean, who doesn’t love a free Crunchie? But by the end of the week we’d had so many, even Rio was turning her down. And Rio never turns down food.”

From Literature

Related Words

• casing
• envelope