Etymology

hooper

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hooper · noun1

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

hooper · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited from*hōpere“hooper”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhoper
  3. English todayhooper

From Middle English hoper, hoopere, hopere, perhaps from Old English *hōpere (“hooper”), equivalent to hoop + -er.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishhoper all →

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