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Meaning of "scorper" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCORPER

Erroneously for scauper scalper, from Latin scalper knife.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCORPER

scorper  [ˈskɔːpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCORPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scorper 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 SCORPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scorper in the English dictionary

The definition of scorper in the dictionary is a kind of fine chisel with a square or curved tip used in wood engraving for clearing away large areas of the block or clearing away lines.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCORPER


cooper
ˈkuːpə
dispauper
dɪsˈpɔːpə
dorper
ˈdɔːpə
gauper
ˈɡɔːpə
gawper
ˈɡɔːpə
Harper
ˈhɑːpə
hooper
ˈhuːpə
housekeeper
ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə
keeper
ˈkiːpə
pauper
ˈpɔːpə
reaper
ˈriːpə
scauper
ˈskɔːpə
sleeper
ˈsliːpə
super
ˈsuːpə
tapa
ˈtɑːpə
torpor
ˈtɔːpə
trooper
ˈtruːpə
warper
ˈwɔːpə
yauper
ˈjɔːpə
yawper
ˈjɔːpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCORPER

scoring
scorious
scorn
scorner
scornful
scornfully
scornfulness
scorodite
scorpaenid
scorpaenoid
Scorpii
Scorpio
scorpioid
scorpion
scorpion fish
scorpion fly
scorpion grass
scorpionic
Scorpius
scorrendo

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCORPER

cardsharper
carper
chirper
copper
developer
good and proper
hyper
newspaper
paper
pepper
per
proper
scarper
sharper
skyscraper
slurper
upper
usurper
wallpaper
whisper

Synonyms and antonyms of scorper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scorper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCORPER

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

Translator English - Chinese

scorper
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scorper
570 millions of speakers

English

scorper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scorper
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scorper
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scorper
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scorper
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scorper
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scorper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scorper
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scorper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scorper
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scorper
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scorper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scorper
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scorper
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोपेत चालणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scorper
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scorper
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scorper
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scorper
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scorper
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scorper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scorper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scorper
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scorper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scorper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCORPER»

The term «scorper» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.019 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCORPER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scorper» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scorper» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCORPER»

Discover the use of scorper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scorper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... stones lapidarian, lapidary engraver on wood xylographer engraver's tool chisel, scauper, scorper, scraper engrave with acid etch engraving anaglyph(y), block, carving, cerograph, chasing, chiselling, cutting, etching, impression, inscribing, ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994
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Complete Printmaker
... and anyone who wants to do much engraving will find it a worthwhile acquisition. PAPERS Rough handmade papers are rarely suited for wood engravings,. Graver round scorper square scorper chisel multiple Spitsticker fine tint tool ...
John Ross, 2009
3
The Oliphant: Islamic Objects in Historical Context
The holes mainly appear on the rear side of the necks, just between head and back, of the wild animals. Some other ornaments reveal the use of a chisel or more likely a scorper with a curved blade, which would hollow out a slightly rounded ...
Avînoʻam Šālēm, 2004
4
“The” Other Europe in the Middle Ages: Avars, Bulgars, ...
True engraving is done with the graver, while for chiseling the artisan employs a scorper.86 Both procedures require quoin-shaped tools with sharp edges that are stronger than the metal itself.87 As a consequence, both graver and scorper ...
Florin Curta, Roman Kovalev, 2008
5
Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging
... (use: Sight, Telescope) scope, sniper's (use: Sight, Telescope) scope, target ( use: Sight, Telescope) Score Scoreboard Scorebook Scorecard scorepad (use: Scorebook) Scorper Scorper, Closed Scorper, Open Scotch Scotoscope Scourer,  ...
Paul Bourcier, Ruby Rogers, Nomenclature Committee, 2010
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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
e f g h a. Walked scorper line. (Scorper, length of edge 0 75 mm). b. Squeeze of ( a). c. Walked scorper line, upper segments show degrees of sandblasting. ( Scorper, length of edge 0-75 mm). d. Walked scorper line. (Scorper, length of edge 2 ...
‎1971
7
The technique of wood engraving
9 Tint tool with loosely cut scorper line interpreting a pencil drawing delineated, first with a spitsticker, then with a narrow scorper. After this, even cuts of 13 mm to 19 mm (| in. to f in.) in length should be made towards the perimeter of the area, ...
John O'Connor, 1971
8
A dictionary of arts, manufactures, and mines: containing a ...
... to improve the effect of the pattern; and the edges which have been left sharp by the saw can be removed or rounded by the scorper or engraver's tool, and then finished off by stoning or other suitable means. The above method of finishing ...
Andrew Ure, Robert Hunt, 1853
9
Enamels of Limoges: 1100-1350
The loss of enamel reveals the tooling associated With a carved cell: a round- nosed scorper around the perimeter and a flat, chisel-like graver in the interior. Fig. 21. The heterogeneous color and particle size of Limoges enamels are apparent ...
John Philip O'Neill, 1996
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A History of Engraving and Etching
USED IN THE VARIOUS METHODS OF ENGRAVING AND ETCHING a and 5, sections of the same; a, square; 6, lozenge; and r and d, sections of the same sharpened with a flat (r), or round (d) lower edge, to act as a scorper (scauper or  ...
Arthur M. Hind, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCORPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scorper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arceau Pocket Vagues et Coquillages
Then come the shells, which are individually traced with the scorper and feature polished and satin-brushed rounded finishes that play with the light. The centre ... «World Tempus, May 15»
2
Sözlük devri kapandı şimdi moda mikro-video
Scorp üzerinden tanışan genç 'scorper'lar Eskişehir, Ankara, İzmit gibi şehirlerde şimdiden buluşmalar düzenlemeye başlamış. Scorp ekibi “Samimiyeti, gerçek ... «Star Gazete, Apr 15»
3
Author sets comic novel in Ditchling village
Dr Rob Magnuson Smith, an English and creative writing lecturer at the University of Exeter has written his second book called Scorper. The book is billed as a ... «Mid Sussex Times, Mar 15»
4
A merry dance
IF South Shields folk sway to an uncertain etymology, what of the Brompton Scorpers, a longsword dancing team exuberantly celebrating its 20th anniversary? «The Northern Echo, Mar 15»
5
Scorper by Rob Magnuson Smith review – an unsettled mind in Eric …
John Cull, the main character in Rob Magnuson Smith's Scorper, is not interested in ... Most of Scorper is told in the second person, so the reader has the uneasy ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
6
An English village needs its pub – ask a novelist
In this Pickwickian pub, at the end of a lamp-lighted bar, I wrote a few chapters of my novel Scorper. Some of my dialogue does not stray too far from overheard ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
7
More Keret for Granta
Scorper tells the story of an American visiting the Sussex town of Ditchling to investigate his English roots and his connection to the scandalous artistic genius ... «The Bookseller, Dec 13»
8
Equine death examination to shed light on rash of breakdowns
In January, it was Inishmore, Mannington, Scorper and Raw Moon. In February, it was Afleet Sue, Fortydeuce, Sheeds Paisley, Skorton, Unruly Storm, Coronado ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 12»
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Eighteen horses have broken down at Aqueduct since Nov. 30 as …
Scorper was the soundest horse in my barn. It's just bad luck. Nobody is happy because the horses are breaking down. You get attached to them. It's not easy.” «New York Daily News, Mar 12»
10
Garcia escapes serious injury, Alvarado in stable condition following …
In the race, a $7,500 claiming event, Garcia's mount, Scorper, fractured his left front ankle and fell approaching the three-eighths pole, unseating the rider. «Brisnet.com, Jan 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scorper [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scorper>. Apr 2024 ».
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