dapper UK /ˈdæpə/US /ˈdæpəɹ/adjective 3noun 1forms 3 adjective3 •Neat, trim. •Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.Going down the street, you would meet a typical commercial traveller, dapper and alert. — 1917 •Quick; little and active. noun1 •(dialect, UK) A plimsoll. formsdappers · dapperer · dapperest