cusper

cusper

English

Etymology

cusp +‎ -er

Noun

cusper (plural cuspers)

1. A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.

   Millennial cusper

   • 2004, Linda A Panszczyk, HR How-To—Intergenerational Issues:

     When the younger of their two overlapping generations feels like it's not being heard, a Cusper can provide a voice.

   • 2017, Hannah L. Ubl; Lisa X. Walden; Debra Arbit, Managing Millennials For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 266:

     Cuspers are natural translators because they often speak the language of two generations. Sometimes we even call them generationally bilingual!

2. (astrology) A person born on a day at a junction of star signs.
   • 1989 - Liz Greene - Astrology for Lovers

     And if you were bom on those tricky days which fall between two signs — like 23 December, or 21 May — then you are called a 'cusper', ...

Anagrams

• Spruce, recups, spruce