'Whitecapper' definitions:

Definition of 'Whitecapper'

From: GCIDE
  • Whitecap \White"cap`\, n.
  • 1. (Zool.) (a) The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead. (b) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head. (c) The European tree sparrow. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. [U. S.] -- {White"cap`}, v. -- {White"cap`per}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]