Meanings
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1
noun
dated or informal: an unusually large, strong, robust person
The new farmhand was a strapper who could lift either end of the cart.
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2
noun
a worker who attends, grooms, and exercises racehorses
The strapper walked the mare around the paddock before the race.
Thesaurus
Etymology
Formed from strap + the agent suffix -er. Alongside literal agents who work with straps, the word developed a colloquial use for a notably large, robust person and a specialized racing use for a groom who tends horses. The first sense is closely associated with the adjective strapping.