wrapper

noun

wrap·​per ˈra-pər 

1

: that in which something is wrapped: such as

a

: a tobacco leaf used for the outside covering especially of cigars

b(1)

: jacket sense 3c(1)

(2)

: the paper cover of a book not bound in boards

c

: a paper wrapped around a newspaper or magazine in the mail

2

: one that wraps

3

: an article of clothing worn wrapped around the body

Examples of wrapper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Day 4 Thursday, Feb. 17, 2000 — While searching the Turner land again, volunteers find a candy wrapper. —Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025

The gun found on him matched three shell casings found at the crime scene and his fingerprints matched those investigators found on a water bottle and snack bar wrapper, according to authorities. —Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025

Each cheese stick’s plastic wrapper is emblazoned with a Disney princess. —Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

On the second floor a video village has been constructed in the stadium’s first-aid clinic, where Bernad and other producers watch monitors amid piles of Hard Rock Café takeout wrappers, mosquito spray, and aspirin bottles. —Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wrapper

• dust wrapper

Rhymes for wrapper

• capper
• clapper
• dapper
• flapper
• kapur
• mapper
• napper
• rapper
• sapper
• snapper
• tapper
• trapper

Kids Definition

wrapper

noun

wrap·​per ˈrap-ər 

1

: a covering or enclosure for something

2

: one that wraps

3

: a garment worn wrapped around the body