topper

UK /ˈtɒpə/ US /ˈtɑpɚ/
noun 5name 1

Definitions

noun

1

Something that is on top.

Deal for network star Henry Morgan to sign a Majestic contract for two albums has fallen thru, with Paul Baron, newly-named artist and repertoire topper at the diskery, kiboshing a deal that virtually had been consummated between his predecessors and Music Corporation of America (MCA).

Chicken livers, of course, can also be gently fried, mashed in butter, and spread as a toast topper.

2

A top hat.

When King George sat down in Perylon Hall he thrust his gray topper under the chair, just as you do when you're in the Automat.

This is another area in which it's hard to tell the dude from the twitcher, as ratting caps and deerstalkers, flying helmets and even toppers are considered acceptably eccentric.

3

Something that exceeds those previous in a series, as a joke or prank.

In his latest standup set, his topper is a callback to the dog bowl story.

4

A short outer jacket worn by women or children.

She was wearing her short pink topper and the small red hat that tilted over one eye so that she looked like a refugee starlet from the Gold Diggers film series.

5

A soft, relatively thin, piece of padding placed on top of a mattress, or forming the upper layer of a mattress.

name

1

A surname.

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