rapper

rapper
rapper (n.) agent noun meaning "one who raps" in any sense (see RAP (Cf. rap) (v.)). Before the current performance sense emerged c.1979, it could mean "spirit-rapper" (1755), prison slang for "prosecutor" (1904), "itinerant antiques buyer" (1914, with a tinge of shadiness), "door-knocker" (1630s).

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  • Rapper — Rap per (r[a^]p p[ e]r), n. [From {Rap}.] 1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door. Sterne. [1913 Webster] 2. A forcible oath or lie. [Slang] Bp. Parker. [1913 Webster] 3. A musician specializing in {rap… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rapper — Rapper, 1) der Arbeiter, welcher das abgehauene Getreide wegnimmt; 2) (Metzner), der, welcher die als landesherrliche Abgabe zu entrichtende Metze von dem zu mahlenden Getreide wegnimmt …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • rapper — (angl.) [pron. répăr] s. m., pl. rapperi Trimis de gall, 28.02.2008. Sursa: DOOM 2 …   Dicționar Român

  • rapper — |réper| s. 2 g. Pessoa que compõe ou canta música rap. = RAPISTA • Plural: rappers.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • rapper — [rap′ər] n. a person or thing that raps; specif., a) a door knocker ☆ b) a person who performs rap music …   English World dictionary

  • Rapper — Rap [ræp] ist ein Sprechgesang und Teil der Kultur des Hip Hop. „To rap“ (dt.: klopfen, pochen, meckern oder aber R.a.P. = Rhythm and Poetry zu dt.: Rhythmus und Poesie) deutet die Art der Musik und des Sprechgesangs an. Mit dem Begriff „Rap… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • rapper — rap [ rap ] n. m. • 1983; mot angl., de to rap « donner des coups secs » ♦ Anglic. Style de musique disco dont les paroles, hachées, sont récitées sur un fond musical très rythmé. ⇒aussi 2. break, smurf. « Le rap, c était loin d être mon truc,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Rapper — Recorded as Roper, Raper, and the rare Rapper, this is usually a surname of English origins. If so it derives from the pre 7th Century word rap , meaning a rope, with the suffix er , meaning one who does. It was given as a medieval occupational… …   Surnames reference

  • rapper — UK [ˈræpə(r)] / US [ˈræpər] noun [countable] Word forms rapper : singular rapper plural rappers music someone who performs rap music …   English dictionary

  • rapper — [[t]ræ̱pə(r)[/t]] rappers N COUNT A rapper is a person who performs rap music. The British pop charts have been dominated by rappers like MC Hammer in recent months …   English dictionary

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