hoper

English

Etymology

From Middle English hoper, equivalent to hope +‎ -er.

Noun

hoper (plural hopers)

1. One who hopes.
   • 1730, Jonathan Swift, A Vindication of Lord Carteret:

     Our thoroughsped republick of whigs, which contains the bulk of all hopers, pretenders, expecters, and professors

Related terms

• no-hoper

Anagrams

• -phore, ephor

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hoper m

1. indefinite plural of hop