Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-p-er
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dancer or singer in the entertainment industry.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Gene Nelson, Warner Bros fleetfooted terper, is going to try going straight in more than one sense. In Don't Cry Baby he won't dance except to a theoretical piper"
"It's adieu for terper Cornelius Carter who will leave our shores in a fortnight to become assistant director of the dance program at Harvard University"
"Ditto for Broadway terper Tommy Tune, who did his turn at the American Theatre"

Etymology

From terpsichorean + -er (“the Variety -er”).

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

terpers (plural)

Questions

What does terper mean?: A dancer or singer in the entertainment industry.
Where does terper come from?: From terpsichorean + -er (“the Variety -er”).

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