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wrapper

/ˈɹæpɚ/

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What does wrapper mean?

noun

  1. Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
  2. An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
  3. One who, or that which, wraps.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
  2. (derogatory) A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹæpɚ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The pages of my poor friend’s Journal are waiting for you at my house—sealed up, with your name on the wrapper.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
Mary had slipped on a woolen wrapper before she left her room and she put a piece of it between his fingers.
Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret GardenProject Gutenberg ebook #113
More book examples (3)
Every other part is contained in the general wrapper, formed of thick, compact white satin, difficult to break and impervious to moisture.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
She took off her wrapper without even taking the trouble to turn her back to Jurgis, and put on her corsets and dress.
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140
Dairyman Crick, who was there with the rest, his wrapper gleaming miraculously white against a leaden evening sky, suddenly looked at his heavy watch.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110