English Explanatory Dictionary

hooper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).
noun
  1. One who applies hoops to casks or tubs.
  2. One who hula hoops.
  3. A basketball player.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a person who made hoops for barrels.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A town in Alamosa County, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Haralson County, Georgia.
  5. A township and minor city therein, in Dodge County, Nebraska.
  6. A city in Weber County, Utah.

Pronunciation

/huːpəɹ/ /huːpɚ/ /hʊpɚ/ /ˈhupɚ/

Word forms

hooper hoopers

Etymology

From hoop (“to whoop, cry out”) + -er.

Synonyms

elke hooper swan whooper swan whooping swan

Related words

hula hooper

Translations

Bulgarian: бъчвар German: Fassbinder German: Böttcher German: Scheffler German: Schäffler German: Fassküfer German: Fassmacher German: Wannenmacher Venetan: cerchier
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