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RAPPER

Definition: RAPPER

RAPPER

Noun

1. A forcible oath or lie.

2. One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Note: Rapper \Rap"per\, noun. [From Rap.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: RAPPER

DomainDefinition

Metallurgy

Metal bar use to strike the rapping bar. Source: European Union. (references)

Occupations

Assists DUST-COLLECTOR OPERATOR (smelt. & refin.) in collecting metallic dust particles from fumes of smelting copper ore: Pushes switches to shut off electric current to precipitators, and observes amount of dust accumulated on electrode pipes and plates. Pulls levers to start hammers that knock dust from electrodes into collecting chambers. Opens chamber doors and blows down dust remaining in chamber, using airhose. Replaces broken wires in precipitators, using pliers. Turns valves to add acid solution and water to chambers to cool and treat fumes. Performs other duties as described under HELPER (any industry) Master Title. May be designated Acid Conditioner (smelt. & refin.); Cottrell Blower (smelt. & refin.). (references)

Slang in 1811

RAPPER. A swinging great lie. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: List of rappers

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Rapping is one part of hip hop music, which also includes DJing. Frequently, performing and recording groups are composed of both rappers and DJs. In the list below, all members of groups are given for the sake of completion, even though some are not rappers or rap only rarely.

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Rapping

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. Early rap music did not contain any sampling, probably due to the fact that at the time (1979-1985) the equipment was not available.

Rapping began as a variation on the toasting found in reggae and dub music, mixed with influences from radio DJs and playing the dozens. Also of influence were the works of The Last Poets and Gil Scott Heron. The original rappers, or MCs (from "Master of Ceremonies") would improvise rhymes over the beats created by the DJs. Early raps were frequently merely a sequence of boasts, or attempts to upstage the other MCs. See roots of rap music for earlier forms that also contributed to rap.

In the 1980s, rap became increasingly politicised, through the works of Public Enemy and others, and tended to chronicle the black urban experience. Gangsta rap may be seen in this context of subversion.

The first rap record was King Tim III by the Fatback Band (featuring the rapper King Tim III). The Sugarhill Gang followed the same year with Rappers Delight, that became a major hit and is based on Chic's disco track "Good Times".

Rapping can be seen as one of the four elements of hip hop: MCing (rapping), DJing (mixing, cutting and scratching), graffiti, and breakdancing. However, in the course of rap's history, new musical styles developed that use rapping but cannot be called rap music or hip hop - especially rapcore, also known as rap/rock or rap/metal. Some alternative rap has musically very little to do with hip hop and rap music.

Subcategories

Old school rap
Rap metal
New school rap
Second wave rap
Gangsta rap
South side rap
Bass rap
Alternative rap
Freestyle rap
Southern rap
Crunk-style rap

See also: List of rappers

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Rapping."

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Crosswords: RAPPER

Specialty definitions using "RAPPER": A 35 ♦ HUMMER. (references)

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Modern Usage: RAPPER

DomainUsage

Screenplays

So, I hear you're a real dope rapper. (8 Mile; writing credit: Scott Silver)

Lyrics

As the baddest rapper there ever could be. ("Rapper's Delight"; performing artist: Sugarhill Gang)

Leave that ass leakin, like rapper demo (Hypnotize; performing artist: The Notorious B.I.G.)

How you measure a rapper what make an MC great (Freakin It; performing artist: Will Smith)

Song Titles

The Rapper (performing artist: The Jaggerz)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: RAPPER

DomainTitle

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: RAPPER

Computer Images:
RAPPER

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Digital Photo Gallery: RAPPER
 

"Plain white rapper 2" by Loretta Humble
Commentary: "Boy with one of those rapper things."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Usage Frequency: RAPPER

"RAPPER" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.53% of the time. "RAPPER" is used about 68 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (singular)98.53%6740,952
Noun (proper)1.47%1339,140
                    Total100.00%68N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: RAPPER

Expression using "RAPPER": spirit rapper. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "RAPPER": reggae-rapper.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: RAPPER

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

rapper 50 cent

503

parappa the rapper

52

rapper trina

199

gay rapper

51

rapper t.i

169

chingy picture rapper

47

rapper

168

female rapper

39

rapper dmx

124

juvenile rapper

37

picture rapper trina

111

50cent rapper

31

eve rapper

92

eve picture rapper

31

nelly rapper

85

bonecrusher rapper

28

pic rapper trina

84

rapper lil bow wow

27

camouflage rapper

84

become a rapper

27

50 cent picture rapper

82

freeway rapper

26

nas the rapper

72

rapper foxy brown

26

rapper sole

69

eminem rapper

25

loon rapper

69

picture rapper

25

chingy rapper

67

fabolous rapper

24

jin rapper

64

cent fifty rapper

24

girl rapper that whos

58

az rapper

24

fabulous rapper

56

nude rapper trina

24

nelly picture rapper

54

gallery photo rapper trina

23

rapper ti

54

nelly photo rapper

23
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: RAPPER

Language Translations for "RAPPER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏فنان الراب (rap), ‏مطرقة (beetle, clapper, drop hammer, gavel, hammer, knocker, mallet, maul), ‏القارع (knocker). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

чукало (knocker, pestle, pounder). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

交谈者. (various references)

   

Danish

  

løsbankepind. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

losklopstaaf (knock-out bar, rapping bar). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

irtilyöntirauta. (various references)

   

French

  

rappeur (rap artist), marteau-frappeur, heurtoir, ébranloir. (various references)

   

German

  

Losklopfer. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κτυπητήσ, ρόπτρο (knocker), ράβδος κρούσης. (various references)

   

Italian

  

ferro a scampanare, barra a scampanare. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

apperray.(various references)

   

Russian 

  

исполнитель в стиле 'рэп'. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

vibrodesmoldeador. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

batong (baton, blackjack, cosh, truncheon). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tıklatan kimse, kapıyı çalan kimse, kapı tokmağı (door handle, doorknob, doorknocker, knocker). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: RAPPER

Derivations

Words beginning with "RAPPER": rappers. (additional references)

Words ending with "RAPPER": crapper, scrapper, strapper, trapper, understrapper, wrapper. (additional references)

Words containing "RAPPER": crappers, scrappers, strappers, trappers, understrappers, wrappers. (additional references)


Misspellings

"RAPPER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: frapper, Ramper, rapere, rapor, rappe, rappee, rappen, rappo, rappor, rappore, ruppert. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "RAPPER"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "RAPPER" (pronounced ra"per)
4r a" p erwrapper.
3-a" p erCapper, clapper, dapper, flapper, Knapper, Napper, Sapper, snapper, Tapper.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: RAPPER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-p-p-r-r"

-1 letter: paper, parer, raper.

-2 letters: aper, pare, parr, pear, perp, prep, rape, rare, reap, rear, repp.

-3 letters: ape, are, ear, era, err, pap, par, pea, pep, per, rap, rep.

-4 letters: ae, ar, er, pa, pe, re.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-p-p-r-r"
 

+1 letter: crapper, paperer, prepare, prewrap, rappers, repaper, trapper, wrapper.

 

+2 letters: appriser, apprizer, approver, crappers, crappier, dapperer, grappler, pamperer, paperers, pericarp, prepared, preparer, prepares, prewraps, rapparee, reappear, repapers, scrapper, strapper, tarpaper, trappers, wrappers.

 

+3 letters: appraiser, apprisers, apprizers, approvers, cartopper, curlpaper, grapplers, pamperers, papergirl, paperwork, pericarps, preparers, preparing, pronephra, puerperal, puerperia, rapparees, reappears, reapprove, repapered, rewrapped, riprapped, scrappers, scrappier, strappers, tarpapers, upperpart.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial 		5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Digital Art
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions 		9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes 		13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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