Synonyms for topper


Grammar : Adj
Spell : top-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒp ər

Top 10 synonyms for topper Other synonyms for the word topper

Définition of topper

Origin :
  • "the best (of anything)," 1709, originally slang, agent noun from top (v.).
  • adj best, most important; highest
Example sentences :
  • She heard no sound, and Mr. Bast's topper was missing from the hall.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Awfully well read and a topper at classics and history, and sang like a bird.
  • Extract from : « Man and Maid » by Elinor Glyn
  • Topper, a bachelor.Dick Wilkins, a fellow apprentice of Scrooge's.
  • Extract from : « A Christmas Carol » by Charles Dickens
  • Oh, how I should have liked to give him a topper with the pole!
  • Extract from : « Dick o' the Fens » by George Manville Fenn
  • “That was a topper for him, Ydoll,” said Joe, as they stood outside.
  • Extract from : « Sappers and Miners » by George Manville Fenn
  • “And now for a topper,” he cried, as the rod was raised by still another peg.
  • Extract from : « Amos Huntingdon » by T.P. Wilson
  • A "Topper" is one who is always billed at the top of the list of players.
  • Extract from : « Continuous Vaudeville » by Will M. Cressy
  • With his two hands he crushed his topper back onto his head.
  • Extract from : « The Kingdom Round the Corner » by Coningsby Dawson
  • Topper, anything or person above the ordinary; a blow on the head.
  • Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
  • This is Topper, and this is Snapper, they are both sweet on the girls.
  • Extract from : « Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves. » by Charles A. Scott

Antonyms for topper

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