rapper

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Synonyms: dapper, ripper, wrapper, rapier, trapper, rappel, crapper, fapper, sapper, tapper, zapper

Antonyms: dapper, ripper, wrapper, rapier, trapper, rappel, crapper, fapper, sapper, tapper, zapper

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Noun

1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks.
2. {{lb|en|music}} A performer of [[rap music]], or someone who [[raps]] in any form of music.
3. {{lb|en|obsolete|Scottish}} A [[sword]].
4. A flexible strip of metal, 45-60cm long, with handles at each end, used for [[w:Rapper_sword|Northumbrian rapper sword dancing]].
5. A mechanical, or later electric, signalling device formerly used in the mines of north-eastern England to signal to the engineman that the cages carrying men or coals up and down the shaft were ready to be raised or lowered.
6. {{lb|en|colloquial|dated}} A [[bold]] [[lie]]; a [[whopper]].
7. {{lb|en|colloquial|dated}} A [[loud]] [[oath]].

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