"hoop-jumper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hoop-jumpers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoop-jumper (plural hoop-jumpers)
  1. Alternative form of hoop jumper Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hoop jumper
    Sense id: en-hoop-jumper-en-noun-b65oA7Ae Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "So, hoop-jumper that I was, I wrote the following: “This will eventually be part of a longer piece that will explore the Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge in Tallahassee, Florida, which is a group of local people in training to be mediums and spirituals healers.",
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          "ref": "2016, Frederick C. Bauerschmidt, James J. Buckley, Catholic Theology, page 342",
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