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capper

[kap-er] / ˈkæp ər /




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“This should put a capper, in our opinion, on blue-sky hopes for substantial multiple expansion,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Johnson appeared as a sort-of doctor to help the grandfather after he finally collapses to put a nice capper on the basic, but very effective sketch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The capper came on Monday when Liverpool shelled out around $170 million for Alexander Isak, a 26-year-old from Sweden, signed from Newcastle, another top-five club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 2, 2025

As a capper, he fired Admiral Linda Fagan from commanding the Coast Guard.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

The Colonel, as all the town knows, is a notorious capper and steerer, and the fellow Brady is no better, no worse.

From Desert Dust by Shepherd, J. Clinton