wrapper
Pronunciation: /ˈɹæpɚ/
The English word “wrapper” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
- An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
- One who, or that which, wraps.
- A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
- A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.
Etymology
From Middle English wrappere, equivalent to wrap + -er.
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