rapper

See also: Rapper

English

Alternative forms

rappuh

Etymology

rap +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Homophones: wrapper
Rhymes: -æpə(r)

Noun

rapper (plural rappers)

One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door.
(music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.

Ay, that rapper has too much swag.
(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.

Translations

one who knocks

performer of rap music, or one who raps

Armenian: ռեպեր (hy) (ṙeper)
Dutch: rapper (nl) m
Finnish: rappari (fi), räppäri (fi)
French: rappeur (fr) m, rappeuse (fr) f
German: Rapper (de) m
Icelandic: rappari m

Irish: ceoltóir rap m
Japanese: ラッパー (rappa)
Polish: raper (pl) m
Portuguese: rapper (pt) m, f
Russian: рэпер (ru) (rɛper), рэппер (ru) m, n (rɛpper)
Swedish: rappare (sv) c

lie

sword

fake sword

signal device

Anagrams

RepRap

Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

rapper c (singular definite rapperen, plural indefinite rappere)

rapper (practitioner of rap music)

Declension

Declension of rapper

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rapper	rapperen	rappere	rapperne
genitive	rappers	rapperens	rapperes	rappernes

Verb

rapper

present tense of rappe

Etymology 2

Verb

rapper

present tense of rappe

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑpər/
Audio (file)

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)

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, f (plural rappers)

rapper (hip hop performer)

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