stopper

Meaning of stopper

noun
  1. Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
  2. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
    Put a stopper in the knot.
  3. A bung or cork.
    We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
  4. Goalkeeper.
    He's the number one stopper in the country.
  5. In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
    Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.
  6. A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
  7. Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
  8. A short rope for making something fast.
  9. A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
verb
  1. To close a container by using a stopper.
    He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.

Information about stopper

Hyphenation of stopper

stop-per

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • stopper is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

stopper synonyms

Meaning plug:

plug, stopple

Meaning show-stopper:

showstopper

Meaning stopple:

stopple

Meaning :

local

stopper antonyms

Meaning :

express, fast

Translation of stopper

Anagrams of stopper

Prostep, toppers

Words that rhyme with stopper

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