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This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like.
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Meaning of "dapper" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAPPER

From Middle Dutch: active, nimble.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DAPPER

dapper  [ˈdæpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAPPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dapper is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DAPPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dapper in the English dictionary

The definition of dapper in the dictionary is neat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim. Other definition of dapper is small and nimble.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAPPER


Capa
ˈkæpə
catnapper
ˈkætˌnæpə
clapper
ˈklæpə
didapper
ˈdaɪˌdæpə
flapper
ˈflæpə
grappa
ˈɡræpə
kappa
ˈkæpə
kidnapper
ˈkɪdnæpə
knapper
ˈnæpə
mapper
ˈmæpə
napa
ˈnæpə
nappa
ˈnæpə
rapper
ˈræpə
slapper
ˈslæpə
snapper
ˈsnæpə
tapper
ˈtæpə
trapper
ˈtræpə
wrapper
ˈræpə
Zappa
ˈzæpə
zapper
ˈzæpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAPPER

dap
daphne
daphnia
Daphnis
Daphnis and Chloe
dapped
dapperling
dapperly
dapperness
dapping
dapple
dapple-grey
dappled
daps
Dapsang
dapsone

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAPPER

backslapper
capper
crapper
dognapper
gangsta rapper
gapper
handicapper
happy clapper
lapper
napper
pepper
red snapper
schnapper
scrapper
snippersnapper
strapper
swapper
wapper
whippersnapper
wiretapper
yapper

Synonyms and antonyms of dapper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DAPPER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dapper» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dapper

Translation of «dapper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAPPER

Find out the translation of dapper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dapper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dapper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短小精悍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dapper
570 millions of speakers

English

dapper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यवसायिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رشيقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щеголеватый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dapper
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সপ্রতিভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pimpant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malapetaka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elegant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粋な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말끔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dapper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đoan trang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடுப்பான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डापर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

azzimato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wytworny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чепуристий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Dapper
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dapper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dapper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hardy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dapper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dapper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAPPER»

The term «dapper» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAPPER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dapper

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2 QUOTES WITH «DAPPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dapper.
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Geena Davis
This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like.
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David Millar
I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAPPER»

Discover the use of dapper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dapper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Return of the Dapper Men
When the Dapper men arrive in Anorev to restart time, Ayden, Zoe, and Dapper Man 41 seek to repair whatever made time stop.
Stephen Christy, 2012
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Dapper Dan Flood: The Controversial Life of a Congressional ...
Dapper Dan Flood explodes the myths surrounding Pennsylvania's most controversial-and colorful-congressman.
William C. Kashatus, 2010
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Aged Forty. An original petite comedy, in one act
(they bow, HARRY ofers to lead LADY CLIFTON up, she gives her hand to DAPPER, HARRY looks, goes up— DAPPER is about handinghera chair— HARRY takes it politely out of his hand, and places it for his COUSIN— DAPPER  ...
John COURTNEY (Dramatist.), 1864
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English Reports Annotated
the Dapper was ported, and afterwards put hard a-port, notwithstanding which the Lady Normanby ran against and with her port bow struck the Dapper a violent blow on the port bow and stove it in, and did her so much damage that she soon  ...
Maxwell Alexander Robertson, Sir Sidney Solomon Abrahams, 1866
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English Reports Annotated, 1866-1900
the Dapper was ported, and afterwards put hard a-port, notwithstanding which the Lady Normanby ran against and with her port bow struck the Dapper a violent blow on the port bow and stove it in, and did her so much damage that she soon  ...
Maxwell Alexander Robertson, 1866
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I Remember Payne Stewart: Personal Memories of Golf's Most ...
A senior editor of "Golf World" magazine captures the legacy of the late Payne Stewart--loving husband and father and a great golf champion--through testimonials from dozens of people who knew him best. Illustrations.
Michael Arkush, 2000
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Mashups Made Easy with Dapper, the Data Mapper
This book assumes no prior knowledge of Dapper, yet by the end you will be able to develop complex feature-rich mashups that utilize Dapper alone, or Dapper in conjunction with other mashup technologies like Microsoft Popfly, Yahoo!
Tony Loton, 2008
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Maritime Law Reports
Brett, Q. C. and E. C. Clarkson for the Dapper. Deane, Q. C. and Vernon Lushmyfon for the Lady Nomanby. Dr. Lusunso'ron gave judgment in this case, which was an action brought by the owner of the brig Dapper, 177 tons register, from ...
Great Britain. Courts, 1868
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The Fig Connection
But, what Dapper has just said is crucial to your understanding of this play. To paraphrase: Dapper knew where headquarters was. Sonya knew that he knew this. And Dapper knew that she knew this. (DAPPER turns his head towards the ...
Jon Franzen, Kathy Siebert, 1977
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Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of ...
Nieuhof and Dapper, for example, each include slightly abridged versions of Martini's provincial descriptions. China's size, population, and the number of its cities and towns continue to amaze Europeans. Most observers persist in listing the ...
Donald F. Lach, Edwin J. Van Kley, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAPPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dapper is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ashley Young dapper in a smart blue suit at Wimbledon
England footballer Ashley Young looks dapper in a smart blue suit at The Wimbledon Championships. Ashley Young dapper in a smart blue ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
David Beckham dotes on his smiling son Romeo in the Wimbledon …
... by Prince William, Kate Middleton and a host of famous names, the father-and-son duo made sure they were looking dapper for their day out. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Indiana Grand's A Very Dapper Derby
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino invites you to the 21st running of the Grade II $500,000-added Indiana Derby and the 20th running of the ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
4
Daniel F. Harrington: The duel that claimed a dapper Founder
Alexander Hamilton, the dapper man who lives in your wallet, led a near miraculous life. Born out of wedlock in 1755 and raised in the West ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
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A Very Dapper Derby: An Indiana tradition
Indiana Derby Festival July 16-23. The Indiana Derby Festival kicks off Thursday, July 16 with live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Racing at ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
6
John Abraham looks dapper in first look of `Welcome Back`
While John looks dapper in a white suit, the other actors from the first franchise- Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal look ready to kill ... «The Northlines, Jul 15»
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Dapper Press Helps Writers With Editing, Polishing, Self-Publishing
Feel like you've got a book up your sleeve? Have a manuscript finished but need advice on content and editing? Dapper Press offers these ... «The Missourian, Jul 15»
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Bruce Forsyth, 87, is dapper at Wimbledon with glamorous wife …
It may have been the hottest day of the year so far but Bruce Forsyth and his beautiful wife Wilnelia dressed to impress at Wimbledon on ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Bryan Okwara & Melvin Orji put the 'D' in Dapper for OUCH's 2015 …
Menswear designer OUCH by Uche Nnaji & Omena Daniels is here with their 2015 collection from formal wear and they have picked 2 very ... «Bella Naija, Jun 15»
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Dapper Laughs defends act after North nightclub ban over rape joke …
Controversial comic Dapper Laughs hit back at sexist claims when he appeared in the North. Bosses at the House of Smith nightclub in ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»

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