1. Something that goes on top or covers the upper part of something
   "She added whipped cream as a topper for the dessert"
    
2. A man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
   "He completed his formal attire with a sleek topper";
   - dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, beaver, stovepipe hat
    
3. A woman's short coat
   "She threw on a stylish topper before heading out"
    
4. A machine or worker who makes or adds the top to something
   "The topper carefully placed the decorative icing on the wedding cake"
    
5. A worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)
   "The topper efficiently removed the crowns from the pineapples on the production line"
    
6. [informal] An exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before
   "His topper about the politician's scandal left the entire room in stitches"
    
7. [Brit, archaic, informal] The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
   "She was the topper in her graduating class";
   - best, crème de la crème

Derived forms: toppers

Type of: actor, chapeau [archaic], coat, doer, drollness, hat, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], lid [informal], men's clothing, wit, witticism, wittiness, worker

Encyclopedia: Topper, Missouri