lapper

¹

[ lap-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that laps lap liquid.

lapper

²

[ lap-er ]

verb (used without object)

, Scot. and North England.

1. to clabber; curdle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapper¹

First recorded in 1600–10; lap ³ + -er ¹

Origin of lapper²

1805–15; Scots form of lopper ²

Example Sentences

All her life, artist Alison Lapper has faced constant scrutiny about her artwork and personal life.

From BBC

The director of a contemporary art gallery once said: “If you’ve got an Alison Lapper up on the wall, you’ve got to justify it every day.”

From BBC

“That divisiveness is not what the country needs,” Lapper added.

From Washington Post

“His agenda is not welcome here,” said John Lapper, a member of both the Simi Valley Democratic Club and Indivisible Simi Valley, who helped organize the protest.

From Washington Post

Ms Lapper, who became a high-profile figure after posing nude, while pregnant with Parys, for a sculpture in Trafalgar Square, had previously criticised his "appalling" mental-health care since his secondary school days.

From BBC