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rapper

[ rap-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that raps rap or knocks.
  2. the knocker of a door.
  3. Slang. a person who chats or talks, especially freely.
  4. a person who performs rap music, especially professionally.


rapper

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. something used for rapping, such as a knocker on a door
  2. a performer of rap music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rapper1

1605–15; 1970–75, Americanism rapper fordef 3; rap 1 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

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It’s been suggested by popular rappers in interviews and songs.

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He cited the violent allegations against Henley, including the murder of an aspiring rapper, and what he called “a lot of evidence of obstruction of justice.”

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The rapper rolled from that sentiment into pleas for more access to his children, claiming he hasn’t seen his son Saint “this year.”

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Magistrate Judge A. Joel Richlin cited the violent allegations against him, including the murder of an aspiring rapper, and what he called, “a lot of evidence of obstruction of justice.”

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In the video, the rapper notoriously pole dances from celestial heights to the depths of hell, where he gives Satan a lap dance before snapping his neck and becoming the lord of the underworld.

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