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esper

/ˈɛsˌpɝ/

esper noun: a person who practices the development of psychic ability.

Noun

esper (plural espers)

  1. A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
  2. A person who has extrasensory perception.
    • I don't know why anybody would be spying on me, either, but—I'm neither a Lensman nor an esper, but I'd swear that somebody's peeking over my shoulder half the time.1942 June, Edward Elmer Smith, “Storm Cloud on Deka”, in Astonishing Stories, volume 3, number 4
    • But Espers can’t pick up any EK brain pattern farther than the horizon. It’s direct wave transmission. Even large objects cannot be penetrated. A building, say, or a—1950 August, Alfred Bester, “The Devil's Invention”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 45, number 6, page 139

Proper noun capitalized: Esper

Esper (plural Espers)

  1. A surname.
    • Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sat down with “60 Minutes” for an interview that aired Sunday night to talk about his new – and revealing – book about his time spent in the Trump administration.2022 May 9, Chris Cillizza, “The 9 most outlandish lines from Donald Trump’s response to Mark Esper’s book”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2024
    • Even her sex life is rigidly regulated, the liaisons with her married co-worker, Peter (Michael Esper), unfolding with more efficiency than pleasure.2022 July 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022

Forms of esper

Noun
pluralespers
Proper noun
pluralEspers

Origin of esper

From ESP + -er from ESP (“extrasensory perception”).

Questions about esper

What does esper mean?
Esper means a person who practices the development of psychic ability.
What part of speech is esper?
Esper can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce esper?
Esper is pronounced /ˈɛsˌpɝ/.
What is the plural of esper?
The plural of esper is espers.

Words near esper in the dictionary

  1. Espejo
  2. Espejos
  3. Espelette
  4. Espelette pepper
  5. Espelette peppers
  6. esper
  7. Espera
  8. esperamicin
  9. esperamicins
  10. esperance
  11. esperances

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