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PRONUNCIATION OF FRIPPER

fripper  [ˈfrɪpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRIPPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fripper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRIPPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fripper in the English dictionary

The definition of fripper in the dictionary is a dealer in old clothes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRIPPER


Agrippa
əˈɡrɪpə
asset-stripper
ˈæsɛtˌstrɪpə
clipper
ˈklɪpə
dripper
ˈdrɪpə
gripper
ˈɡrɪpə
hyper
ˈhaɪpə
newspaper
ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə
paper
ˈpeɪpə
piper
ˈpaɪpə
ripper
ˈrɪpə
skyscraper
ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə
slipper
ˈslɪpə
sniper
ˈsnaɪpə
stripper
ˈstrɪpə
taper
ˈteɪpə
tripper
ˈtrɪpə
vapor
ˈveɪpə
viper
ˈvaɪpə
wallpaper
ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə
zipper
ˈzɪpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRIPPER

fringeless
fringillaceous
fringillid
fringilliform
fringilline
fringing reef
fringy
Frink
fripon
friponnerie
fripperies
frippery
frippet
fris
Frisbee
Frisch
Frisches Haff
frisee
frisette
friseur

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRIPPER

big dipper
chipper
day tripper
dipper
flipper
hipper
Jack the Ripper
kipper
lady´s-slipper
Little Dipper
mudskipper
nipper
paint stripper
pepper
shipper
sipper
skipper
the Little Dipper
tipper
whipper
worshipper

Synonyms and antonyms of fripper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fripper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRIPPER

Find out the translation of fripper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fripper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fripper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fripper
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fripper
570 millions of speakers

English

fripper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fripper
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fripper
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fripper
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fripper
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fripper
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fripper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fripper
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fripper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フリッパー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fripper
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fripper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fripper
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fripper
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुकडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fripper
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fripper
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fripper
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fripper
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fripper
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fripper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fripper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fripper
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fripper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fripper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIPPER»

The term «fripper» is used very little and occupies the 151.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIPPER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fripper

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIPPER»

Discover the use of fripper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fripper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory
Francis Bacon, attacking the transmission of knowledge through "impostures" and "counterfeit merchandises," compares the mass of words that Lully uses to "a fripper's or broker's shop, that hath ends of everything, but nothing of worth.
Ann Rosalind Jones, Peter Stallybrass, 2000
2
Dictionnaire de la Prononciation Angloise; Ou Nouveau ...
Frimas , s. m. Frime , f. f. F ringant , ante , adj. Fringué , ée, p. p. Fringuenz V. a. Frippé , ée, p. p. Fripper, v.a. chisonner. ss Fripper , gâter. Fripper , user. Fripper , nlanger. Fripper , dépenser. pFripperie. , f. f. Fnpperie , métier. Fripperie , habits.
..... O'Reilly, 1756
3
Dictionnaire du patois normand
Fripper , v. n. Se frotter le dos dans ses habits , parce que sans doute cela les chiffonne. On l'emploie activement dans le même sens • Fripper les é- paules. Il signifie aussi Faire bombance : Biais de fripper y n'en est pu nouvelle ; Le pain est ...
Édélestand Du Méril, Alfred Émile Sébastien Duméril, 1849
4
A New Dictionary of the English Language ...
Fry use. ; Ger. Fransen, which Wach. would derive from Gr. \ltf>i{eo0at, cinftre, eircumdare, irnerto n I Others derive the word Fringe from L. Fimbria. Bee Fimbriate. Be- FRIPPER,*. -y,*\ aa\ A dealer in things worthless ; furniture, clothes , or other ...
Charles Richardson, 1856
5
Growing Up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood ...
Thus John de Toten- hale, a fripper (dealer in old clothes), arranged for John Robynet, also a (ripper, to be both his executor and his son's master. His younger son was also to be apprenticed to a fripper. Another solution was to assign a ...
Barbara A. Hanawalt, 1995
6
Fields of Glory
The Welshmen had captured Fripper's servant. They were hanging him.' 'Why? What had he done?' 'Nothing.He was merelya source of entertainment.' 'I see.' The Prince looked atthe Earl of Warwick. The Earlglanced atSir John, frowning.
Michael Jecks, 2014
7
The Dramatic Works: Embellished with Portraits
assing ' yesterday y the Fripper , I spied two of them hanginv out at a stall, with a from shoulder to shoulder. It is also mentioned in the Tempest, act iv. R Rue de FRIPPERIE, in Paris, is a place, like our Monmouth-street, destined for the sale of  ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, George Colman (the Elder), 1811
8
Dictionnaire royal françois-anglois et anglois-françois
V. Fripper. * f Tout est frippé (ou mangé) aU il goni or squaudered away. FRIPPER, V. A. (chiffonner) to fitmble , riimple , or rustle. Ct> Fripper un livre (le gâter) to Jpoil or abus a book. K> Fripper ( user ) un habit , to ypear out a suit to rags. f ...
Abel Boyer, 1769
9
Prefaces. The tempest. The two gentlemen of Verona. The ...
The person who kept one of these mops, was called a fripper. So again in Monsieur de Olive, i6c6 : * 41 Taylors, frippers, brokers." Again, ibid : " What is yeur profusion, I pray ? — Fripperie, my lord." Again: " Farewell fripper, farewell petty ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1778
10
A Glossary
From freom, strong, Saxon. Throth thefmn pastures, 23,11?! 21:31:35,76See also Polyolb., xiii, p. 925. FRIPLER, for fripier, the same as fripper. A broker, or pawnbroker. See Cotgrave, under Fripier, which he renders, “a fripier, or broker,” &c.
A.R. Nares

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIPPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fripper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
35 Years Ago: Peter Gabriel's Second Solo Album Released
The production (courtesy of King Crimson legend Robert Fripp) is icy and detached, favoring Fripper-tronic soundscapes and stark rhythms, ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Jun 13»
2
Bermuda turtle 'Tucker' reaches the Bahamas
The other three turtles in the project, 'Archie', 'Chubby,' and 'Fripper' have been content to swim around localised areas just off the Bermuda ... «Royal Gazette, Nov 12»
3
'Tucker' the green turtle heads to Florida
The other two turtles, 'Fripper' and 'Archie', are sponsored by Renaissance Re and the Sea Turtle Conservancy respectively. During the first ... «Royal Gazette, Oct 12»
4
Videos/Photos: Start Of 'Tour De Turtles Race'
After having her GPS attached to her shell, “Fripper” made her way down Clearwater Beach and entered the water to begin her race while ... «Bernews, Aug 12»
5
Madonna - Vogue - MTV Awards 1990
Dizzy Yang (dizzy fripper) 2 weeks ago. 我心中最經典的Vogue就是這個版本,難忘25年前在電視上初次觀賞的震撼興奮! Read more Show less. «YouTube, Nov 10»

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