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harper

harp·er
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahr-per]
    • /ˈhɑr pər/
    • /ˈhɑːpə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-per]
    • /ˈhɑr pər/

Definitions of harper word

  • noun harper James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers. 1
  • noun harper a male or female given name. 1
  • noun harper A musician, esp. a folk musician, who plays a harp. 1
  • noun harper Stephen (Joseph). Born 1959. Canadian statesman; prime minister 2006–2015 0
  • noun harper Stephen (Joseph)1959- ; prime minister of Canada (2006- ) 0

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Origin of harper

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hearpere. See harp, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Harper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

harper popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

harper usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for harper

noun harper

  • troubadour — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
  • singer — Isaac Bashevis [bah-shev-is] /bɑˈʃɛv ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel prize 1978.
  • show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
  • musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
  • playerGary, born 1935, South African golfer.

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