harpist, harper
(noun) someone who plays the harp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
harper (plural harpers)
A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals.
(obsolete) An old Irish brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp.
• harp-player
• harpist
Harper
An occupational surname for a player of the harp.
A male given name from surnames.
A female given name from surnames, of modern usage.
Source: Wiktionary
Harp"er, n. Etym: [AS. hearpere.]
1. A player on the harp; a minstrel. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . . Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Longfellow.
2. A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly current in Ireland. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.