"soaper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: soapers [plural]
Etymology: From soap + -er (occupation suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|soap|-er|id2=occupation|pos2=occupation suffix}} soap + -er (occupation suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} soaper (plural soapers)
  1. A soapmaker.
    Sense id: en-soaper-en-noun-tr95fa0n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 6 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: soapers [plural]
Etymology: From soap + -er (entertainment suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|soap|-er|id2=entertainment|pos2=entertainment suffix}} soap + -er (entertainment suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} soaper (plural soapers)
  1. (informal) A soap opera. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-soaper-en-noun-wrMtN8BQ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (entertainment)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: soapers [plural]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|drug}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} soaper (plural soapers)
  1. Alternative form of soper (“soporific drug”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: soper (extra: soporific drug)
    Sense id: en-soaper-en-noun-w1~QzpQ7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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