"rapper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæpɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rapper.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rappers [plural]
Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ) Etymology: rap + -er Etymology templates: {{affix|en|rap|-er|id2=agent noun}} rap + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rapper (plural rappers)
  1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks.
    The knocker of a door.
    Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-UD6UGa9b Disambiguation of People: 15 13 13 16 3 8 16 8 9
  2. One who, or that which, raps or knocks.
    (historical, mining) A swinging knocker for making signals at the mouth of a shaft.
    Tags: historical Categories (topical): Mining, People
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-AcTcvoqF Disambiguation of People: 15 13 13 16 3 8 16 8 9 Topics: business, mining
  3. One who, or that which, raps or knocks.
    A spiritualistic medium who claims to receive communications from spirits in the form of knocking sounds.
    Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-n9~DROOy Disambiguation of People: 15 13 13 16 3 8 16 8 9
  4. (music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music. Categories (topical): Music, Musicians, People Translations (performer of rap music, or one who raps): kletsrymer (Afrikaans), رابر (rābar) [feminine, masculine] (Arabic), ռեպեր (ṙeper) (Armenian), ра́пър (rápǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), raper [masculine] (Catalan), rapera [feminine] (Catalan), rapper [masculine] (Dutch), rappari (Finnish), räppäri (Finnish), rappeur [masculine] (French), rappeuse [feminine] (French), rapeiro [masculine] (Galician), rapeira [feminine] (Galician), Rapper [masculine] (German), ράπερ (ráper) (Greek), rappari [masculine] (Icelandic), ceoltóir rap [masculine] (Irish), ラッパー (rappa) (Japanese), 래퍼 (raepeo) (Korean), rapaire [masculine] (Occitan), rapaira [feminine] (Occitan), raper [masculine] (Polish), rapper [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), рэ́пер (rɛ́per) [masculine] (Russian), рэ́ппер (rɛ́pper) [masculine] (Russian), rapper (Scots), rapero [masculine] (Spanish), rapera [feminine] (Spanish), rappare [common-gender] (Swedish), rapçi (Turkish), meyhaneci (Turkish), repwan [common-gender] (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-STT3TL7g Disambiguation of Musicians: 15 15 15 23 3 3 16 1 8 Disambiguation of People: 15 13 13 16 3 8 16 8 9 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: 13 13 13 21 8 6 16 2 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 9 8 23 22 4 12 2 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 9 10 9 24 10 7 11 7 13 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'performer of rap music, or one who raps': 9 9 9 64 1 2 4 1 2
  5. (obsolete, Scotland) A sword. Tags: Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-QrdKPjkD Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 9 8 23 22 4 12 2 12
  6. A flexible strip of metal, 45-60cm long, with handles at each end, used for Northumbrian rapper sword dancing.
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-NIMSluF5
  7. A mechanical, or later electric, signalling device formerly used in the mines of north-eastern England to signal to the engineman that the cages carrying men or coals up and down the shaft were ready to be raised or lowered. Categories (topical): People Translations (signal device): чукало (čukalo) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-audxQEFT Disambiguation of People: 15 13 13 16 3 8 16 8 9 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 9 8 23 22 4 12 2 12 Disambiguation of 'signal device': 0 5 0 0 0 0 95 0 0
  8. (colloquial, dated) A bold lie; a whopper. Tags: colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-AXHZprKJ
  9. (colloquial, dated) A loud oath. Tags: colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-rapper-en-noun-6JN6r0rB Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 9 8 23 22 4 12 2 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rappuh Derived forms: backpack rapper, back-rapper, battle rapper, rapper sword

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    }
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "rapper sword"
    }
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        "mining"
      ]
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        "One who, or that which, raps or knocks.",
        "A spiritualistic medium who claims to receive communications from spirits in the form of knocking sounds."
      ],
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          "spiritualistic"
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      ],
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        }
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      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sword."
      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, Scotland) A sword."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
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    {
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        "A flexible strip of metal, 45-60cm long, with handles at each end, used for Northumbrian rapper sword dancing."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A mechanical, or later electric, signalling device formerly used in the mines of north-eastern England to signal to the engineman that the cages carrying men or coals up and down the shaft were ready to be raised or lowered."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bold lie; a whopper."
      ],
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          "bold"
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        [
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          "lie"
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, dated) A bold lie; a whopper."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A loud oath."
      ],
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        [
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          "loud"
        ],
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, dated) A loud oath."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "dated"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹæpɚ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "wrapper"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "kletsrymer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rābar",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "رابر"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ṙeper",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "ռեպեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rápǎr",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ра́пър"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "raper"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rapera"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rapper"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "rappari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "räppäri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rappeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rappeuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rapeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rapeira"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rapper"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ráper",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "ράπερ"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rappari"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ceoltóir rap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rappa",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "ラッパー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "raepeo",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "래퍼"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rapaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rapaira"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "raper"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rapper"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rɛ́per",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рэ́пер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rɛ́pper",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рэ́ппер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "rapper"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rapero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rapera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rappare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "rapçi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "word": "meyhaneci"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "performer of rap music, or one who raps",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "repwan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čukalo",
      "sense": "signal device",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "чукало"
    }
  ],
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    "rapper"
  ],
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}

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