napper

ˈnæpər

Definition

Definition of napper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sleeping

Rare

one who takes short sleeps

Rare

After lunch, the napper settled on the couch for a quick rest.

dozer

snoozer

textile machine

TECH.

machine that raises the nap on cloth

TECH.

The old napper is still used in the factory.

sheepstealer

Dated

person who steals sheep

Dated

The napper was caught by the farmer.

rustler

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Origin of napper

Middle English, nappe (to doze) + -er (agent)

Examples of napper in a sentence

Every afternoon, the napper would retreat to his hammock.
A new napper was installed to improve efficiency.
The napper requires regular maintenance to function well.
The village had a notorious napper on the loose.
Nappers were common in the area during hard times.

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French:dormeur, émeriseuse, ...
German:Schläfer, Aufraumaschine, ...
Italian:dormiglione, macchina garzatrice, ...
Spanish:dormilón, cardadora, ...
Portuguese:dorminhoco, máquina de cardar, ...
Chinese:打盹者, 起绒机, ...
Japanese:昼寝する人, 起毛機, ...
Arabic:مُقِيل, آلَةُ تَنْدِيف, ...
Hebrew:נַמְנָם, מְכוֹנַת הִסְרָקָה, ...
Russian:спящий, ворсовальная машина, ...
Ukrainian:дрімальник, начісувальна машина, ...
Hindi:झपकी लेने वाला, नैपर, ...
Bengali:ঘুমন্ত ব্যক্তি, ন্যাপার, ...
Catalan:dormilega, màquina de cardar, ...
Czech:spáč, počesávací stroj, ...
Danish:lurendrejer, luvmaskine, ...
Dutch:dutje, opraapmachine, ...
Greek:υπναράς, χτενιστική μηχανή, ...
Hungarian:szundikáló, bolyhozógép, ...
Khmer:អ្នកដែលចូលចិត្តដេកមួយភ្លែត, ម៉ាស៊ីនសម្រាប់លើករោមក្រណាត់, ...
Korean:낮잠 자는 사람, 기모기, ...
Persian:چرت زن, ماشین پرزدهی, ...
Polish:osoba drzemiąca, maszyna do drapania, ...
Portuguese (BR):dorminhoco, cardadeira, ...
Romanian:moțăitor, aparat de ridicat puful, ...
Swedish:sovare, ruggmaskin, ...
Thai:คนงีบหลับ, เครื่องนัปเปอร์, ...
Turkish:şekerleme yapan, tüylendirme makinesi, ...
Vietnamese:người ngủ trưa, máy làm nổi bề mặt vải, ...

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