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carper¹

  • /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)

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From carp + -er.

noun carpers

  1. A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault. Shame not these woods, / By putting on the cunning of a carper.

Carper²

  • /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/

proper noun Carpers

  1. A surname.

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"carper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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carper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carper

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"carper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carper.

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@misc{carper_2026,
  title = {carper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}