wrapper

/ˈræpər/

/ˈræpə/

Other forms: wrappers

A wrapper is any kind of loose cover that encloses something that's for sale. The brightly colored paper that covers your candy bar is a wrapper.

If you wrap something in foil or plastic to sell it, you've made a wrapper. Many wrappers are factory-made and sealed, like the wrapper on your ice cream bar, while others protect your fast-food burger or deli sandwich. In some places, people call a dressing gown or robe a wrapper too. No matter how you use the word, a wrapper wraps something. Its earliest use, in the 15th century, was as "a piece of fine cloth used to wrap bread."

Definitions of wrapper

1. noun

   cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
   synonyms: wrap

   type of:

   cloak

   a loose outer garment
2. noun

   a loose dressing gown for women
   synonyms: housecoat, neglige, negligee, peignoir

   types:

   brunch coat

   a woman's short housecoat or wrapper

   camisole

   a short negligee

   type of:

   woman's clothing

   clothing that is designed for women to wear
3. noun

   the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
   synonyms: wrap, wrapping

   types:

   envelope

   any wrapper or covering

   film, plastic film

   a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things

   gift wrapping

   ornamental wrapping for gifts

   jacket

   an outer wrapping or casing

   plastic wrap

   wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic

   cellophane

   a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.

   Polaroid

   (trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare

   record jacket

   the jacket for a phonograph record

   Saran Wrap, cling film, clingfilm

   a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food

   shrink-wrap

   the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something

   book jacket, dust cover, dust jacket, dust wrapper

   a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed

   type of:

   covering

   an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)