hooper

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /huːpəɹ/, /huːpɚ/, /hʊpɚ/ Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From hoop (“to whoop, cry out”) +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== hooper (plural hoopers) (ornithology) The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus). ===== Synonyms ===== (swan): elke, hooper swan, whooper swan, whooping swan ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English hoper, hoopere, hopere, perhaps from Old English *hōpere (“hooper”), equivalent to hoop +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== hooper (plural hoopers) One who applies hoops to casks or tubs. One who hula hoops. (informal) A basketball player. ===== Related terms ===== hula hooper ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === rehoop