English noun: Popper | |||
1. | Popper (person) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Karl Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper | ||
Broader (hypernym) | philosopher | ||
2. | popper (artifact) a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug | ||
3. | popper (artifact) a container for cooking popcorn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cooker | ||