Topper : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Topper	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Topper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
topper n a worker who makes or adds the top to something a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.) the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" Synonym(s): best, topper an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before a woman's short coat a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur Synonym(s): dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper, beaver
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topper \Top"per\, n. 1. One that tops, in any sense of the verb; specif.: (a) A cover of a top layer or part. [Colloq.] (b) One that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its kind. [Slang] (c) Any device for cutting off tops; as, a turnip topper. (d) One who tops steel ingots. (e) A three-square float (file) used by comb makers. 2. A top hat. [Slang or Colloq.] 3. Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called from its being often taken out and placed on top of the newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump. [Slang]