Meaning

5 senses
  1. Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.

    Verpackung, Umschlag

    обёрткаobjórtka, упако́вкаupakóvka, суперобло́жкаsuperoblóžka

    обго́рткаobhórtka, упакува́нняupakuvánnja

    cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

  2. An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.

    наки́дкаnakídka, хала́тxalát, пеньюа́рpenʹjuár

    a loose dressing gown for women

  3. One who, or that which, wraps.

    He proved to be a remarkably efficient wrapper of parcels.

    упако́вщикupakóvščik, упако́вщицаupakóvščica

  4. A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.

    We need a Perl wrapper for this C++ library.

    Wrapper-Klasse

  5. (derogatory)A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Don't eat the wrapper.

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  2. The cookies have a new wrapper.

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  3. He took full advantage of the wrapper.

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  4. Tom hides candy wrappers under his bed.

    ruТом прячет фантики от конфет под кроватью.

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  5. Flavio found food wrappers behind the couch.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection:
Русский
By meaning 3
something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection:
a negligée or loose dressing gown:
a person who wraps parcels etc:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection:
(computing) A construct that serves to mediate access to another object:

Origin

From Middle English wrappere, equivalent to wrap + -er.

From Middle English wrappere, equivalent to wrap + -er.

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Forms

plural: wrappers
Singularwrapper
Pluralwrappers

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
construct that mediates access:adapter
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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