terp
/tɝp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An interpreter (person who translates).
noun
Any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color.
Example Sentences
- "I don't think it's at all appropriate to hire a terp to review your correspondences, reports, grammar, tone, style, etc. It is completely YOUR responsibility to perform effective written communication tasks."
- "But for troops in the new Afghan army, there is a particular irritant: Afghan interpreters working with U.S. soldiers — called terps by troops in the field — can earn more than an Afghan army officer."
- "We don't understand what he's saying, of course, but he looks like he knows what he's saying. There's a certain something that emanates from a confused patient that this fellow doesn't have. I sure wish I had more 'terps. Well, we're not going to CT him right away."
- "So, I'm writing a Z-Machine terp. It is not done. It's getting there. Now, I have some ideas of things I would like this terp to do, but I thought it might be a nice idea to find out if there are any features that other people on this newsgroup would like in a Z-Machine terp."
- "As far as I know all the TADS terps are just ports of the original."
- "In the terp section, Barbara Perry, last here in a straight role in Swan Song, scores smartly as a dancer, and lanky Jack Williams holds down the other lead stepping slot with his intricate tap routines. Dancing is overall excellent, but as noted above, there is too much of it."
Etymology
Clipping of interpreter.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: terp
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tɝp/
- British English: /tɜːp/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
terpery
terpster