hooper

hooper

See also: Hooper

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huːpəɹ/, /huːpɚ/, /hʊpɚ/
  • Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
English hoop
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
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.

    Noun

    hooper (plural hoopers)

    1. (ornithology) The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).
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    Etymology 2

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

    Noun

    hooper (plural hoopers)

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