hoper

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noun

One who hopes.

OriginMiddle English hoper →
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Meanings

nounhoper (plural hopers)

plural hopers

  1. One who hopes.

    Our thoroughsped republick of whigs, which contains the bulk of all hopers, pretenders, expecters, and professors

    1730, Jonathan Swift, A Vindication of Lord Carteret

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhoper
  2. Englishhoper

From Middle English hoper, equivalent to hope + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

hoper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoper

MLA

“hoper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoper.

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