Meaning of Rapper | Babel Free
ˈɹæpɚDefinitions
- One who, or that which, raps or knocks.
- The knocker of a door.
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A swinging knocker for making signals at the mouth of a shaft. historical
- A spiritualistic medium who claims to receive communications from spirits in the form of knocking sounds.
- A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.
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A sword. Scotland, obsolete
- A flexible strip of metal, 45-60cm long, with handles at each end, used for Northumbrian rapper sword dancing.
- A mechanical, or later electric, signalling device formerly used in the mines of north-eastern England to signal to the engineman that the cages carrying men or coals up and down the shaft were ready to be raised or lowered.
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A bold lie; a whopper. colloquial, dated
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A loud oath. colloquial, dated
Equivalents
Examples
“He rose from the ghetto to become a successful rapper.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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