Stopper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person or thing that stops.
  2. a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like.
  3. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a flamboyant person.
  4. a card in a suit that prevents the successive taking of all tricks in the suit by the opponents.
  5. a formidably and consistently effective pitcher counted on to win, as a team's best starting pitcher or a superior reliever often called on to preserve a victory; pitching ace.
verb (used with object)
  1. to close, secure, or fit with a stopper.
noun
  1. a plug or bung for closing a bottle, pipe, duct, etc
  2. a person or thing that stops or puts an end to something
  3. bridge another name for stop (def. 39)
verb
  1. to close or fit with a stopper
Stopper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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