"repper" meaning in English

See repper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛ.pə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɛ.pəɹ/ [General-American] Forms: reppers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ) Etymology: Contraction of repressor (“a person who represses”) Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|repressor|t=a person who represses}} Contraction of repressor (“a person who represses”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} repper (plural reppers)
  1. (4chan /lgbt/ slang, derogatory) A person who has realised they are transgender but refuses to accept it and begin gender transition. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-repper-en-noun-02AT4XMg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 46 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 50 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 50 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛ.pə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɛ.pəɹ/ [General-American] Forms: reppers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ) Etymology: From rep (to represent) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} repper (plural reppers)
  1. A person who represents a company or brand, usually in a positive way. Derived forms: self-repper
    Sense id: en-repper-en-noun-~LpkTivJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 46 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 50 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 50 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛ.pə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɛ.pəɹ/ [General-American] Forms: reppers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ) Etymology: From rep (reputation) + -er (Oxford “-er”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} repper (plural reppers)
  1. (archaic, slang) Reputation. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-repper-en-noun-MfkF91ae
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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