Hyphenation of stopper

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word stopper? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

stop-per

Definitions of stopper:

1.	An act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
2.	A remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
3.	(bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit If my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump
4.	Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
5.	Close or secure with or as if with a stopper She stoppered the wine bottle The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers

Synonyms of stopper:

noun	plug, stopple, blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
noun	show-stopper, showstopper, act, routine, number, turn, bit
noun	conversation stopper, remark, comment
noun	playing card
verb	stopple, plug, stop up, secure

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.