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schlepper¹

Rhymes with -ɛpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From schlep + -er.

noun schleppers

  1. A servant who carries things; a porter. Tell the schlepper to take it up to your hotel room.

schlepper²

Rhymes with -ɛpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish שלעפּער (shleper).

noun schleppers

  1. derogatory One who wanders aimlessly. I can't interest the little schlepper in doing his homework.
  2. derogatory Any manual laborer, or other lowly employee. He's just a schlepper!

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@misc{schlepper_2026,
  title = {schlepper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schlepper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}