"hensopper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /hɛnsˈɒpə(ɹ)/, /hensˈɒpər/ [General-South-African] Forms: hensoppers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ) Etymology: From Afrikaans hensop or hendsop, a phonetic rendering of English hands up, + -er. Etymology templates: {{der|en|af|hensop}} Afrikaans hensop, {{der|en|en|hands up}} English hands up, {{af|en|-er<id:agent noun>}} -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} hensopper (plural hensoppers)
  1. (historical, derogatory) A Boer who surrendered and joined the British during the Boer Wars. Tags: derogatory, historical Synonyms: joiner Derived forms: hensoppery Related terms: hands up

Inflected forms

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