Words that rhyme with caper

  • freighter
    n 1: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant ship]
  • adder
    n 1: a person who adds numbers 2: a machine that adds numbers 3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn: adder, common viper, Vipera berus]
  • alligator
    n 1: leather made from alligator's hide 2: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator] v 1: crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
  • animator
    n 1: someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator] 2: the technician who produces animated cartoons
  • antimatter
    n 1: matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances
  • applicator
    n 1: a device for applying a substance [syn: applicator, applier]
  • arbitrator
    n 1: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" [syn: arbiter, arbitrator, umpire]
  • are
    n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]
  • articulator
    n 1: someone who pronounces words 2: a movable speech organ
  • aspirator
    n 1: a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
  • attacker
    n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter]
  • backer
    n 1: invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel, backer]
  • baker
    n 1: someone who bakes commercially 2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: baker, bread maker]
  • batter
    n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter, hitter, slugger, batsman] 2: a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: buffet, knock about, batter] 2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste, batter] 3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn: dinge, batter]
  • bespatter
    v 1: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" [syn: spatter, bespatter]
  • blabber
    n 1: one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber] v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
  • bladder
    n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: bladder, vesica] 2: a bag that fills with air
  • bookmaker
    n 1: a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books 2: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) [syn: bookmaker, bookie]
  • bragger
    n 1: a very boastful and talkative person [syn: bragger, braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter]
  • breaker
    n 1: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn: breaker, ledgeman] 2: waves breaking on the shore [syn: surf, breaker, breakers] 3: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded [syn: circuit breaker, breaker]
  • bushwhacker
    n 1: a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn: hillbilly, bushwhacker] 2: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
  • cabinetmaker
    n 1: a woodworker who specializes in making furniture [syn: cabinetmaker, furniture maker]
  • calculator
    n 1: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer] 2: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations [syn: calculator, calculating machine]
  • caretaker
    n 1: a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) 2: an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"
  • carpetbagger
    n 1: an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"
  • catcher
    n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher [syn: catcher, backstop] 2: the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
  • cater
    v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater] 2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
  • chatter
    n 1: noisy talk [syn: yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle] 2: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine [syn: chatter, chattering] 3: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) [syn: chatter, chattering] v 1: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" [syn: chatter, click] 2: cut unevenly with a chattering tool 3: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit] 4: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble] 5: make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"
  • clabber
    n 1: raw milk that has soured and thickened v 1: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: curdle, clabber, clot] [ant: homogenise, homogenize]
  • clapper
    n 1: someone who applauds [syn: clapper, applauder] 2: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper] 3: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue]
  • clatter
    n 1: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones" v 1: make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: clatter, clack, brattle]
  • collaborator
    n 1: someone who assists in a plot [syn: confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime] 2: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn: collaborator, collaborationist, quisling] 3: an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" [syn: collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner]
  • commentator
    n 1: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: observer, commentator] 2: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day [syn: commentator, reviewer]
  • communicator
    n 1: a person who communicates with others
  • cowcatcher
    n 1: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track [syn: fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot]
  • cracker
    n 1: a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet 2: a poor White person in the southern United States [syn: redneck, cracker] 3: a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers" 4: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger] 5: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends [syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]
  • crater
    n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano [syn: volcanic crater, crater] 2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus 3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
  • creator
    n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 2: a person who grows or makes or invents things
  • crusader
    n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist] 2: a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
  • cultivator
    n 1: someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser] 2: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: cultivator, tiller]
  • dagger
    n 1: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing [syn: dagger, sticker] 2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: dagger, obelisk]
  • dapper
    adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce]
  • debater
    n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
  • decorator
    n 1: a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: interior designer, designer, interior decorator, house decorator, room decorator, decorator] 2: someone who decorates [syn: decorator, ornamentalist]
  • deflator
    n 1: a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
  • demonstrator
    n 1: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught 2: someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer [syn: demonstrator, sales demonstrator] 3: someone who participates in a public display of group feeling [syn: demonstrator, protester]
  • denominator
    n 1: the divisor of a fraction
  • detonator
    n 1: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: detonator, detonating device, cap]
  • dictator
    n 1: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine 2: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator, potentate] 3: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian, dictator]
  • dilator
    n 1: a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part 2: a drug that causes dilation 3: a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ [syn: dilator, dilater]
  • dispatcher
    n 1: the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition [syn: starter, dispatcher] 2: employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
  • dragger
    n 1: someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something [syn: puller, tugger, dragger] 2: a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish [syn: trawler, dragger]
  • draper
    n 1: a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
  • dressmaker
    n 1: someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress]
  • faker
    n 1: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
  • flapper
    n 1: a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress
  • flatter
    v 1: praise somewhat dishonestly [syn: flatter, blandish] [ant: belittle, disparage, pick at]
  • flypaper
    n 1: paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies
  • gaiter
    n 1: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles [syn: spat, gaiter] 2: a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides 3: legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle
  • gator
    n 1: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator]
  • grabber
    n 1: an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately
  • grader
    n 1: a judge who assigns grades to something
  • grater
    n 1: utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
  • greater
    adj 1: greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles" [ant: lesser]
  • hacker
    n 1: someone who plays golf poorly 2: a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber- terrorism [syn: hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk] 3: a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers" 4: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: hack, drudge, hacker]
  • hater
    n 1: a person who hates
  • hatter
    n 1: someone who makes and sells hats [syn: hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste]
  • jabber
    n 1: rapid and indistinct speech [syn: jabber, jabbering, gabble] v 1: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave]
  • lacquer
    n 1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish 2: a hard glossy coating v 1: coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
  • ladder
    n 1: steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down 2: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder" 3: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: run, ladder, ravel] v 1: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" [syn: ladder, run]
  • landscaper
    n 1: someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively [syn: landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscaper, landscapist]
  • later
    adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on] 2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: by and by, later] 3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did" adj 1: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: later(a), ulterior, posterior] 2: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" [syn: late, later(a)] [ant: early]
  • latter
    adj 1: referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case" [ant: former(a)] n 1: the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today" [ant: former]
  • madder
    n 1: Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin [syn: madder, Rubia tinctorum] v 1: color a moderate to strong red
  • maker
    n 1: a person who makes things [syn: maker, shaper] 2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 3: a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn: manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business]
  • mater
    n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
  • matter
    n 1: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn: matter, affair, thing] 2: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" [syn: topic, subject, issue, matter] 3: that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" 4: a problem; "is anything the matter?" 5: (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" 6: written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" v 1: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" [syn: count, matter, weigh]
  • nagger
    n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold]
  • newspaper
    n 1: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" [syn: newspaper, paper] 2: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers" [syn: newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher] 3: the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" [syn: newspaper, paper] 4: cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day" [syn: newspaper, newsprint]
  • notepaper
    n 1: writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters
  • packer
    n 1: a workman employed to pack things into containers [syn: packer, bagger, boxer] 2: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business [syn: meat packer, packer] 3: a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: backpacker, packer]
  • paper
    n 1: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses 2: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" [syn: composition, paper, report, theme] 3: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" [syn: newspaper, paper] 4: a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd" 5: a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers" 6: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers" [syn: newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher] 7: the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" [syn: newspaper, paper] v 1: cover with paper; "paper the box" 2: cover with wallpaper [syn: wallpaper, paper]
  • patter
    n 1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) [syn: spiel, patter, line of gab] 2: a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet" v 1: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter] 2: make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain" [syn: patter, pitter-patter]
  • platter
    n 1: a large shallow dish used for serving food 2: sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove [syn: phonograph record, phonograph recording, record, disk, disc, platter]
  • Quaker
    n 1: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: Friend, Quaker] 2: one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear [syn: quaker, trembler]
  • raider
    n 1: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter] 2: a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management
  • rapper
    n 1: someone who performs rap music 2: a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door [syn: knocker, doorknocker, rapper]
  • ratter
    n 1: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter] 2: any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats [syn: rat terrier, ratter]
  • sandpaper
    n 1: stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand [syn: emery paper, sandpaper] v 1: rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface" [syn: sandpaper, sand]
  • satyr
    n 1: man with strong sexual desires [syn: satyr, lecher, lech, letch] 2: one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns [syn: satyr, forest god]
  • scatter
    n 1: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: scatter, spread] 2: the act of scattering [syn: scatter, scattering, strewing] v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter] 2: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out] 3: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse] 4: sow by scattering; "scatter seeds" 5: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" [syn: break up, disperse, scatter] 6: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: spread, scatter, spread out]
  • scraper
    n 1: any of various hand tools for scraping
  • scrapper
    n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
  • shaker
    n 1: a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world" [syn: shaker, mover and shaker] 2: a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world 3: a container in which something can be shaken
  • shaper
    n 1: a person who makes things [syn: maker, shaper] 2: a machine tool for shaping metal or wood [syn: shaper, shaping machine]
  • shatter
    v 1: break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered" 2: damage or destroy; "The news of her husband's death shattered her life" 3: cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"
  • skater
    n 1: someone who skates
  • skyscraper
    n 1: a very tall building with many stories
  • slacker
    n 1: a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) [syn: slacker, shirker]
  • smacker
    n 1: a loud kiss 2: a very powerful blow with the fist

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