rapper
See also: Rapper
English
Alternative forms
- rappuh
Etymology
rap + -er
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹæpɚ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Homophone: wrapper
- Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ)
Noun
rapper (plural rappers)
- One who, or that which, raps or knocks.
- The knocker of a door.
- (historical, mining) A swinging knocker for making signals at the mouth of a shaft.
- A spiritualistic medium who claims to receive communications from spirits in the form of knocking sounds.
- (music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.
- He rose from the ghetto to become a successful rapper.
- (obsolete, Scotland) A sword.
- A flexible strip of metal, 45-60cm long, with handles at each end, used for Northumbrian rapper sword dancing.
- 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.
- (colloquial, dated) A bold lie; a whopper.
- (colloquial, dated) A loud oath.
Translations
one who knocks
performer of rap music, or one who raps
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lie
sword
fake sword
signal device
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Anagrams
- RepRap
Danish
Noun
rapper c (singular definite rapperen, plural indefinite rappere)
- rapper (practitioner of rap music)
Declension
Declension of rapper
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rapper | rapperen | rappere | rapperne |
genitive | rappers | rapperens | rapperes | rappernes |
Verb
rapper
- present of rappe
Verb
rapper
- present of rappe
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑpər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: rap‧per
- Rhymes: -ɑpər
Adjective
rapper
- Comparative form of rap
Etymology 2
From English rapper. Surface analysis rappen + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛpər/ or as in English
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: rap‧per
Noun
rapper m (plural rappers, diminutive rappertje n)
- rapper (performer of rap music)
French
Etymology 1
English rap + -er
Alternative forms
- raper
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁa.pe/
audio (file)
Verb
rapper
- (music) to speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English rapper.
Alternative forms
- rappeur (more common)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁa.pœʁ/
Noun
rapper m (plural rappers)
- (music) rapper
Portuguese
Noun
rapper m or f by sense (plural rappers)
- rapper (hip hop performer)
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English rapper.
Noun
rapper m (plural rapperi)
- rapper
Declension
Declension of rapper
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) rapper | rapperul | (niște) rapperi | rapperii |
genitive/dative | (unui) rapper | rapperului | (unor) rapperi | rapperilor |
vocative | rapperule | rapperilor |