cupper

English

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Etymology 1

From cup (noun) +‎ -er (occupational suffix) or +‎ -er (measurement suffix).

Noun

cupper (plural cuppers)

  1. (in combination) Someone with a specific bra size.
    She is a C-cupper.
  2. (slang) A coffee aficionado.
    • 2008 May 29, Hannah Wallace, “Do I Detect a Hint of ... Joe?”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Not every cupper understands all the fuss.
  3. (obsolete) A cupbearer.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From cup (verb) +‎ -er.

Noun

cupper (plural cuppers)

  1. (medicine, archaic) One who performs the operation of cupping.
Translations

Etymology 3

From cup (“trophy”) +‎ -er (Oxford -er).

Noun

cupper (plural cuppers)

  1. (Oxbridge) An intercollegiate sporting competition, open to all colleges.
    • 1914, The Oxford Magazine, volume 32, page 347:
      We drew with Keble in the Cupper (3-3), and on the replay lost (0-2); […]

Etymology 4

Noun

cupper (plural cuppers)

  1. Alternative spelling of cuppa.
    • 2013, Sherry Marie Gallagher, Dancing Spoons and Khachapuri: A Russian Tale, page 26:
      Just a quick cupper is all I have time for.
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