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rapper.

One who, or that which, raps or knocks.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹæpɚ/
  1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks. The knocker of a door.

  2. One who, or that which, raps or knocks. A swinging knocker for making signals at the mouth of a shaft.

    historical
  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.

  4. A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.

    He rose from the ghetto to become a successful rapper.
  5. A sword.

    Scotland · obsolete
  6. A flexible strip of metal, 45-60cm long, with handles at each end, used for Northumbrian rapper sword dancing.

  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.

  8. A bold lie; a whopper.

    colloquial · dated
  9. A loud oath.

    colloquial · dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English rap Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English rapper From rap + -er.

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