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Meanings of popper in English

Portuguese
karl popper
Catalan
karl popper
Spanish
karl popper

British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)

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Usage of popper in English
1
PHONSIE: You bet I have, and my popper put them there, too.
Writing for Vaudeville
2
Oh, those sports trousers with the popper buttons are back, are they?
The Irish Times
3
In my room, I smoke a popper and stare at my cellphone.
Something wicked
4
One of you boys go rummage the store room for the corn popper.
The Rules of the Game
5
If you get through this bad day, how about a petal popper: 15.
The South African
6
I've got some corn here, and Ma'am Greyson has a popper.
Risen from the Ranks; Or, Harry Walton's Success
7
That little popper will blow the roof off that club house!
The Voice on the Wire
8
Almost cover the bottom of a popper with the kernels.
School and Home Cooking
9
Outside, rifles were crackling like corn in a giant popper.
The Lure of the Dim Trails
10
One night he left his corn-popper on the kitchen table.
Cinderella; Or, The Little Glass Slipper, and Other Stories
11
Then boil vinegar (from a pint) with ginger, cloves, and cayenne popper.
Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful ...
12
Sometimes they had pop-corn, and Dickey always shook the popper.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories
13
Joyce, suppose you get the popper and show Jules what the corn is like.
The Gate of the Giant Scissors
14
My dad had bought the air popper for Christmas and we all loved it.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home
15
He has chucked art and is now in popper's business.
Of Human Bondage
16
He carried a great basket of pop-corn, and bore a corn-popper over his shoulder.
The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories
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Portuguese
karl popper
Popper through the time
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