stop·per (st p  r)n. 1. A device, such as a cork or plug, that is inserted to close an opening. 2. One that causes something to stop: a conversation stopper. 3. Baseball A relief pitcher, especially one called upon to protect a lead. 4. Sports a. A player who excels on defense, as in basketball. b. In soccer, a defensive player who plays behind the center midfielder and often guards the opponent's best forward. c. A goalie. 5. Games A card or cards preventing one's opponents from winning all the tricks in a particular suit in a hand of bridge. tr.v. stop·pered, stop·per·ing, stop·pers To close with or as if with a stopper. |
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| Adj. | 1. | stoppered - (of a container) having a stopper in the opening; "the tightly stoppered bottles" closed - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" |
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