rapper

noun

rap·​per ˈra-pər How to pronounce rapper (audio)
: one that raps or is used for rapping: such as
a
: a door knocker
b
: a performer of rap music

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Listeners seemed to delight in the incongruity—a semipopular rapper suddenly sounded nothing like himself. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Palestinian-American singer, rapper and songwriter arrives on The Lucky Duck Tour. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Yiannopoulos also continued to have his eye on national politics, working on the 2024 presidential campaign of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who fell from grace after praising Adolf Hitler and making a series of antisemitic comments. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Most recently, Yiannopolous has worked as a spokesperson for Ye, who has been beset by controversy of his own following antisemitic comments that the rapper has since apologized for. — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapper

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First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rapper was in 1640

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rapper

noun
rap·​per ˈrap-ər How to pronounce rapper (audio)
: one that raps or is used for rapping: as
a
: a door knocker
b
: a performer of rap music
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