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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. 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);
[syn: Popper, Karl Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper]

2. a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite);

3. a container for cooking popcorn;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Popper \Pop"per\, n. A utensil for popping corn, usually a wire basket with a long handle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Popper \Pop"per\, n. A dagger. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Popper n 1: 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) [syn: Popper, Karl Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper] 2: a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite) 3: a container for cooking popcorn