soaper en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From soap + -er (occupation suffix).
Meanings
- A soapmaker.
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soaper en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From soap + -er (entertainment suffix).
Meanings
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(informal) A soap opera.
In the age of the glorified soaper (Kramer vs. Kramer, Ordinary People) and the empty pop epic (Star Wars ad infinitum) any film with substance catches interest.
1981 February 7, Michael Bronski, “Fassbinder On Terrorism”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 28, page 10:
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soaper en · NOUN · etymology 3
Etymology
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of soper (“soporific drug”).
alt of soper
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