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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (6)

1. a worker who makes or adds the top to something;

2. a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.);

3. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others;
- Example: "he could beat the best of them"
[syn: best, topper]

4. an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before;

5. a woman's short coat;

6. a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur;
[syn: dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper, beaver]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. A top hat. [Slang or Colloq.]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   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]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

topper
    n 1: a worker who makes or adds the top to something
    2: a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)
    3: the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who
       tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" [syn:
       best, topper]
    4: an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have
       gone before
    5: a woman's short coat
    6: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
       with beaver fur [syn: dress hat, high hat, opera hat,
       silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper, beaver]