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beweeper

beweeper noun: one who beweeps or laments someone or something.

Noun

beweeper (plural beweepers)

  1. (rare) One who beweeps or laments someone or something.
    • The cornfield, laid waste by the reaper,
      In mourning robes deeper and deeper,
      The heaven, dead summer’s beweeper,
      Shed tears for the joys that depart.1917, Philip M. Raskin, “Spring and Autumn”, in Songs of a Wanderer, Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, page 224

Forms of beweeper

pluralbeweepers

Origin of beweeper

From Middle English biweper, equivalent to beweep + -er.

Questions about beweeper

What does beweeper mean?
Beweeper means one who beweeps or laments someone or something.
What part of speech is beweeper?
Beweeper is a noun.
What is the plural of beweeper?
The plural of beweeper is beweepers.

Words near beweeper in the dictionary

  1. bewed
  2. bewedded
  3. bewedding
  4. beweds
  5. beweep
  6. beweeper
  7. beweepers
  8. beweeping
  9. beweeps
  10. beweigh
  11. beweighed

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