hoper
English
Etymology
From Middle English hoper, equivalent to hope + -er.
Noun
hoper (plural hopers)
- One who hopes.
- 1730, Jonathan Swift, A Vindication of Lord Carteret
- Our thoroughsped republick of whigs, which contains the bulk of all hopers, pretenders, expecters, and professors
- 1730, Jonathan Swift, A Vindication of Lord Carteret
Related terms
- no-hoper
Anagrams
- -phore, ephor
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
hoper m
- indefinite plural of hop