“Rapper” or “Wrapper”

Overview

rapper / wrapper are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

rapper: (noun) someone who performs rap music.

wrapper: NA

Pronunciation

rapper: r·AE·p·er

wrapper: r·AE·p·er

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Examples in Context

Examples of “rapper”

Twista — Rapper, featured artist ("Cocoa Butter Kisses")
Bamboo (rapper), Kenya emcee
Swifty McVay (born 1974), American rapper and member of D12
…debut studio album by American rapper Mystikal.
…is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj from…
…a song performed by British rapper Skepta, featuring a hook from…
…has a feature from SoundCloud rapper Siddiq.
"Abradababra" (wordplay on the rapper name Abradab and the word
Vic Mensa — Rapper, featured artist ("Cocoa Butter Kisses")
…too, almost like a freestyle rapper; "Spitting out something that goes…

Examples of “wrapper”

…phrase to quote on the wrapper and advertisements.
…on the Mac if the wrapper script APT.csh is executed from…
"Unopened Pack, Wrapper & Display Box Guide".
Dust wrapper, an outer cover for books
…identifiable by its metallic gold-colored wrapper.
…next clue hidden inside the wrapper of among 1,500 pieces of
By starting a GUI wrapper, users can intuitively interact with,…
…with the Create-Your-Own Hershey's Chocolate Wrapper in the Las Vegas version,…
…several different types of 'tax wrapper', such as:
The traceview command is a wrapper for a program called tracevisualizer.

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