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/ˈɹæpɚ/
Noun
One who, or that which, raps or knocks. The knocker of a door.
One who, or that which, raps or knocks. A swinging knocker for making signals at the mouth of a shaft.
Usage- Historical
One who, or that which, raps or knocks. 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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He rose from the ghetto to become a successful rapper.
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On Tuesday, Ghostwriter returned with a new track, titled “Whiplash,” this time using A.I. vocal filters to sound like the rappers Travis Scott and 21 Savage and deliver a message to the industry: “Me and Writer raise a toast,” the A.I. version of 21 Savage raps. “Trying to shadowban my boy/but you can’t kill a ghost.”
A sword.
Usage- 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.
A bold lie; a whopper.
Usage- Colloquial
- Dated
A loud oath.
Usage- Colloquial
- Dated
Noun
someone who performs rap music
a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
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