1
: that in which something is wrapped: such as
a
: a tobacco leaf used for the outside covering especially of cigars
b(1)
(2)
: the paper cover of a book not bound in boards
c
: a paper wrapped around a newspaper or magazine in the mail
2
: one that wraps
3
: an article of clothing worn wrapped around the body
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Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.
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Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The most common trash types collected were cigarette butts with 18,321, food wrappers with 10,741, bottle caps with 12,718 plastic and metal caps combined, and small plastic pieces with 8,067.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
An empty popcorn bag still sat on the teen's bed beside an Uncrustable PB&J wrapper.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Those include the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange, which are exploring tokenizing stocks, or putting company shares into blockchain wrappers.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The most common trash types collected were cigarette butts with 18,321, food wrappers with 10,741, bottle caps with 12,718 plastic and metal caps combined, and small plastic pieces with 8,067.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
An empty popcorn bag still sat on the teen's bed beside an Uncrustable PB&J wrapper.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Those include the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange, which are exploring tokenizing stocks, or putting company shares into blockchain wrappers.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Wrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrapper. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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wrapper
noun
wrap·per
ˈrap-ər 
1
: a covering or enclosure for something
2
: one that wraps
3
: a garment worn wrapped around the body
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