cupper

cup·per

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhp-er]
- /ˈkʌp ər/
- /ˈkʌpər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhp-er]
- /ˈkʌp ər/

Definitions of cupper word

noun cupper a person who performs the procedure of cupping. 1
noun cupper (medicine, archaic) One who performs the operation of cupping. 1
noun cupper (Slang) A coffee aficionado. 0
noun cupper (Britain, Oxford and Cambridge universities) An intercollegiate sporting competition, open to all colleges. 0

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Origin of cupper

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50 for an earlier sense; 1560-70 for current sense; late Middle English; see cup, -er1

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Parts of speech for Cupper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cupper

cupper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cupper usage trend in Literature

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