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

• A-cupper
• B-cupper
• C-cupper
• D-cupper
• DD-cupper
• F-cupper
• H-cupper

Etymology 2

From cup (verb) +‎ -er.

Noun

cupper (plural cuppers)

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

Translations

performer of cupping

• Finnish: kuppari (fi), kuppaaja (fi)
• Ingrian: kuppari
• Ottoman Turkish: حجامتجی (hacâmetci, hacâmatcı)
• Turkish: hacamatçı (tr)

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.