charper

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verb

To seek; to search.

OriginItalian cercare ← Late Latin circāre ← Latin circa →
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Meanings

verbcharper (third-person singular simple present charpers, present participle charpering, simple past and past participle charpered)

present singular third person charpers · participle present charpering · participle past charpered · past charpered

  1. PolariTo seek; to search.

    She’ll cruise an omi with fabulosa bod, / regard the scotches, the thews, the rod – / charpering a carsey for the trick.

    2015 October 12, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος“circle, ring”
  2. Latincirca“around, near, about”
  3. Late Latincircāre“to traverse, go about”
  4. Italiancercare“to look for”
  5. Englishcharper

From Italian cercare (“to look for”), from Late Latin circāre (“to traverse, go about”), from Latin circa (“around, near, about”), circus (“a circular line or orbit”), from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “circle, ring”).

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