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hooper en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /huːpɚ/
  • /hʊpɚ/
  • /huːpəɹ/

Etymology

Etymology tree English hoop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hooper From hoop (“to whoop, cry out”) + -er.

Meanings

  1. The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).

Forms

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Synonyms

hooper swan (swan) · whooper swan (swan) · whooping swan (swan) · elke (swan)

hooper en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /huːpɚ/
  • /hʊpɚ/
  • /huːpəɹ/

Etymology

From Middle English hoper, hoopere, hopere, perhaps from Old English *hōpere (“hooper”), equivalent to hoop + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who applies hoops to casks or tubs.
  2. One who hula hoops.
  3. (informal) A basketball player.

Forms

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Relateds

hula hooper

Translations (9)

de Schäffler (One who applies hoop) · de Fassbinder (One who applies hoop) · de Fassküfer (One who applies hoop) · de Fassmacher (One who applies hoop) · bg бъчвар (One who applies hoop) · vec cerchier (One who applies hoop) · de Scheffler (One who applies hoop) · de Wannenmacher (One who applies hoop) · de Böttcher (One who applies hoop)