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schlepper

schlepper noun: a servant who carries things; a porter.

Noun (1)

schlepper (plural schleppers)

  1. A servant who carries things; a porter.
    • Tell the schlepper to take it up to your hotel room.

Noun (2)

schlepper (plural schleppers)

  1. (derogatory) One who wanders aimlessly.
    • I can't interest the little schlepper in doing his homework.
  2. (derogatory) Any manual laborer, or other lowly employee.
    • He's just a schlepper!

Forms of schlepper

pluralschleppers

Origin of schlepper

From schlep + -er.

Borrowed from Yiddish שלעפּער (shleper).

Words that rhyme with schlepper

Questions about schlepper

What does schlepper mean?
Schlepper means a servant who carries things; a porter.
What part of speech is schlepper?
Schlepper is a noun.
What is the plural of schlepper?
The plural of schlepper is schleppers.

Words near schlepper in the dictionary

  1. schlenters
  2. schlep
  3. schlepitchka
  4. schlepp
  5. schlepped
  6. schlepper
  7. schleppers
  8. schlepping
  9. schlepps
  10. schleppy
  11. schleps

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