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
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
