topper

Anything superior; a clever or extraordinary person; but generally in an irontcal sense.--Brockett's North County Words.

The king's meade a bit of a speech,

And gentlefolk says it's a topper.--Poems in Westm. and Cumb.

topper
topper, adv. [contr. from toto opere], with all diligence , speedily , forthwith (anteclass.; cf....

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Topper
·add. ·noun A top hat. II. Topper ·add. ·noun One who tops steel ingots. III. Topper ·add. ·noun A...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
topper
A violent blow on the head. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
mish topper
A coat, or petticoat. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bell-topper
n. The ordinary Australian namefor the tall silk-hat. 1860. W. Kelly, `Life in Victoria,' p. 268 [...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris