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hooper

noun
/huːpəɹ//ˈhupɚ/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *hōpere✻ — “hooper”
  2. inherited from hoper

Definitions

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

  2. One who applies hoops to casks or tubs.

  3. One who hula hoops.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A basketball player.

    2. A surname originating as an occupation for a person who made hoops for barrels.

    3. A number of places in the United States

      A number of places in the United States:

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