hooper
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hooper¹
- /huːpəɹ/
- /huːpɚ/
- /hʊpɚ/
Rhymes with -uːpə(ɹ)
noun hoopers
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The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).
Similar: elke, hooper swan, whooper swan, whooping swan
hooper²
- /huːpəɹ/
- /huːpɚ/
- /hʊpɚ/
Rhymes with -uːpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English hoper, hoopere, hopere, perhaps from Old English *hōpere (“hooper”), equivalent to hoop + -er.
noun hoopers
- One who applies hoops to casks or tubs.
- One who hula hoops.
- A basketball player.
Hooper³
- /ˈhupɚ/ US
Sounds like hooper · Rhymes with -uːpə(ɹ)
proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation for a person who made hoops for barrels.
- A town in Alamosa County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Haralson County, Georgia.
- A township and minor city therein, in Dodge County, Nebraska.
- A city in Weber County, Utah.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gould, huber, whooper swan, whooper, elke, whistling swan, wildfowl, whistler, mute swan, hoopoe, water hen, water crow, whistling duck, whippoorwill, whim, hawk-cuckoo
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noun One who applies hoop
| Deutsch | Fassbinder, Böttcher, Scheffler, Schäffler, Fassküfer, Fassmacher |
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@misc{hooper_2026,
title = {hooper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hooper},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
