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harpers

harpers is the plural of harper.

Meaning of harper

Noun

harper (plural harpers)

  1. A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals.
    • The Harpe. […]
      A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong
      Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge1568, William Cornishe [i.e., William Cornysh], “In the Fleete Made by Me William Cornishe otherwise Called Nyshwhete Chapelman with the Most Famose and Noble Kyng Henry the VII. His Reygne the XIX....
    Synonyms:
    harp-player, harpist
  2. (obsolete) An old Irish brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp.
    • the harper that was gathered amongst us to pay the piper1621 August 13 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Ben Jonson, “The Masque of the Gypsies”, in Q. Horatius Flaccus: His Art of Poetry. […], London: […] J[ohn] Okes, for John Benson […]...

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Proper noun capitalized: Harpers

Harpers

  1. (plural) plural of Harper.

Phrases with harpers

Questions about harpers

What is harpers the plural of?
Harpers is the plural of harper.
What part of speech is harpers?
Harpers is a proper noun.

Words near harpers in the dictionary

  1. Harper County
  2. Harper Woods
  3. Harperite
  4. Harperites
  5. Harperley
  6. harpers
  7. Harpers Ferry
  8. Harpers Hill
  9. harpes
  10. harpetid
  11. harpetids

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