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Definition of Harper
1. Noun. Someone who plays the harp.
Generic synonyms: Instrumentalist, Musician, Player
Derivative terms: Harp, Harp, Harp
Definition of Harper
1. n. A player on the harp; a minstrel.
Definition of Harper
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An occupational from=Middle English dot=) for a player of the harp. ¹
2. Noun. A harpist. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) An old Irish brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harper
1. a harpist [n -S] - See also: harpist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harper
Literary usage of Harper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"Harper took an active part in promoting the union of the secession and relief
... Harper made no important contributions to literature, but enjoyed an ..."
2. The Bookman (1908)
"(Harper.) $1.50. 3. The Coast of Chance. Chamberlain. (Bobbs- $1.50. 4. ...
(Harper.) $1.50. 5. The Lady of the Decoration. Little. (Cen6. The'Shuttle. ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"To meet the prima facie case thus made out the defendant undertook to show: (1)
That Robert G. Harper, a citizen of Newton County and the husband of Sarah ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"Even if the plaintiff had learned as a fact that Harper was buying wheat through
Wilshire, that would not have been notice that the statement in the ..."
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