"harper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/ Forms: harpers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English harpere, from Old English hearpere (“harpist, harper”), equivalent to harp + -er. Cognate with Middle Low German harpære (“harper”), German Harfer and Harfner (“harper”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|harpere}} Middle English harpere, {{inh|en|ang|hearpere|t=harpist, harper}} Old English hearpere (“harpist, harper”), {{af|en|harp|-er|id2=agent noun}} harp + -er, {{cog|gml|harpære|t=harper}} Middle Low German harpære (“harper”), {{cog|de|Harfer}} German Harfer, {{m|de|Harfner|t=harper}} Harfner (“harper”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} harper (plural harpers)
  1. A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals. Categories (topical): Musicians Synonyms (one who plays a harp): harp-player, harpist
    Sense id: en-harper-en-noun-QQ-7AsC~ Disambiguation of Musicians: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 70 30 Disambiguation of 'one who plays a harp': 77 23
  2. (obsolete) An old Irish brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-harper-en-noun-3HF2m3KQ Disambiguation of People: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Harper

Inflected forms

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