Etymology
Origin of capper
1350–1400 (for sense “cap maker”); 1580–90 capper ( for def. 1 ); Middle English; cap 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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“This should put a capper, in our opinion, on blue-sky hopes for substantial multiple expansion,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch
Johnson appeared as a sort-of doctor to help the grandfather after he finally collapses to put a nice capper on the basic, but very effective sketch.
From Los Angeles Times
That might not move Ted Sarandos, but I’m sure he picked up a few votes with that capper.
From Los Angeles Times
It would be the capper for an executive who has at Netflix introduced radical changes that are now norms: binge viewing a season’s worth of episodes at once, streaming movies instead of going to the theater, and paying creators upfront.
The capper came on Monday when Liverpool shelled out around $170 million for Alexander Isak, a 26-year-old from Sweden, signed from Newcastle, another top-five club.
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